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点头之交

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Pīnyīn
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HSK
nodding acquaintance

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
点
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *点* | 点* | *点
9画
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
點
2133.6
YRF
头
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *头* | 头* | *头
5画
head; top; chief, first; boss
頭
3480
YK
之
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *之* | 之* | *之
3画
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
3030.7
INO
交
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *交* | 交* | *交
6画
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
0040.8
YCK

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
点头之交
nodding acquaintance
点
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
点头
to nod
 头
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *头* | 头* | *头
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL: 個|个
 头
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *头* | 头* | *头
suffix for nouns
  之
  zhī​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *之* | 之* | *之
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it
   交
   jiāo​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *交* | 交* | *交
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤