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点拨

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Pīnyīn
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to give instructions / to give advice

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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
拨
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *拨* | 拨* | *拨
8画
move; dispel; distribute
撥
5304
QIVE

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
点拨
to give instructions / to give advice
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
 拨
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *拨* | 拨* | *拨
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch