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两点水

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Pīnyīn
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HSK
name of the "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *两* | 两* | *两
7画
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
1022
MOOB
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *点* | 点* | *点
9画
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
2133.6
YRF
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *水* | 水* | *水
4画
water, liquid, lotion, juice
1223.0
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Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
name of the "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *两* | 两* | *两
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty (old)
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
 
to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep
  
  Shuǐ
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *水* | 水* | *水
surname Shui / Shui ethnic group
  
  shuǐ
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *水* | 水* | *水
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment