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diǎn

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diǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diǎn | dian3
English translation
to tip-toe

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About diǎn

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

diǎn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of diǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足店

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

diàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and diàn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using diǎn

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diǎn 起脚 cái 勉强 miǎnqiǎng gòu zhāo 电钮 diàn niǔ .

By standing on tip - toe, I managed to reach the button.

踮着脚尖 jiǎo jiān 走到门口 mén kǒu zhǐ 穿着 chuān zhuó 袜子 wàzi méi 穿鞋

He tip-toed to the door in his stockinged feet.

zhàn le 一会儿 yīhuìr 踮着脚跟 jiǎo gēn 前后 qián hòu 摇晃 yáo huàng

He stood a few moments, rocking back and forwards on his heels.

踮着 jiǎo zǒu dào 窗前

I tiptoed over to the window.

Words with diǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diǎn to stand on tiptoe diǎn

diǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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