1. 正
  2. 点

正

Previous (点)Next (业)
  • 129th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.15% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 273 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
正→
一止
2Radical
正→
一one止stop
3Graphical
正→
一丨一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēng (zheng1)first month of the lunar year
2. zhèng (zheng4)just (right) • main • upright • straight • correct • positive • greater than zero • principle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhēng (zheng1)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 正 zhèng (zheng4)The component 止 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

正 also appears in:
政证整征症怔歪焉罡钲証

Example Words

Common

反正 
正品 
正在 
正常 
正式 
真正 

Uncommon

修正 
公正 
张居正 (張居正)
改正 
正午 
正太 
正好 
正宗 
正月 
正版 
正直 
正确 (正確)
正经 (正經)
正义 (正義)
正规 (正規)
正视 (正視)
正道 
正面 
纠正 (糾正)

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点

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Previous (关)Next (正)
  • 128th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 321 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
点→
占灬
2Radical
点→
⺊divination口mouth灬fire
3Graphical
点→
丨一口灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. diǎn (dian3)point • dot • drop • speck • o'clock • point (in space or time) • to draw a dot • to check on a list • to choose • to order (food in a restaurant) • to touch briefly • to hint • to light • to ignite • to pour a liquid drop by drop • (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] • dot stroke in Chinese characters • classifier for items

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

一点 (一點)
差点 (差點)
快点 (快點)
早点 (早點)
有点 (有點)
点亮 (點亮)
点击 (點擊)
点滴 (點滴)

Uncommon

一点儿 (一點兒)
一点点 (一點點)
亮点 (亮點)
优点 (優點)
共同点 (共同點)
加点 (加點)
半点 (半點)
原点 (原點)
地点 (地點)
差一点 (差一點)
几点 (幾點)
弱点 (弱點)
指点 (指點)
斑点 (斑點)
晚点 (晚點)
景点 (景點)
有点儿 (有點兒)
极点 (極點)
标点 (標點)
正点 (正點)
沸点 (沸點)
焦点 (焦點)
热点 (熱點)
特点 (特點)
甜点 (甜點)
盘点 (盤點)
站点 (站點)
终点 (終點)
终点站 (終點站)
网点 (網點)
缺点 (缺點)
装点 (裝點)
要点 (要點)
观点 (觀點)
卖点 (賣點)
起点 (起點)
重点 (重點)
钟点 (鐘點)
零点 (零點)
点儿 (點兒)
点名 (點名)
点子 (點子)
点心 (點心)
点数 (點數)
点火 (點火)
点燃 (點燃)
点球 (點球)
点睛 (點睛)
点缀 (點綴)
点菜 (點菜)
点评 (點評)
点钟 (點鐘)
点头 (點頭)
点点 (點點)
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.