点水 Chinese English dictionary 点水 translate 点水 pinyin

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点水

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
点水 diǎnshuǐ	点水 \| 点水* \| *点水	to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水｜蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep	點水

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
点	点 \| 点* \| *点	9画火灬 + 5	diǎn	dot, speck, spot; point, degree	dim2	點 2133.6 YRF


水	水 \| 水* \| *水	4画水氵氺 + 0	shuǐ	water, liquid, lotion, juice	seoi2	1223.0 E

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
点水 diǎnshuǐ	点水 \| 点水* \| *点水	to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水｜蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep


点 diǎn	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


水　Shuǐ	水 \| 水* \| *水	surname Shui / Shui ethnic group


水　shuǐ	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