点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
点燃
diǎnrán
to light; to ignite
Characters in this word
燃 rán
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他点燃蜡烛。 Tā diǎn rán là zhú. He lights the candle.
- 妈妈点燃香。 Mā ma diǎn rán xiāng. Mom lights the incense.
- 火柴点燃了。 Huǒ chái diǎn rán le. The match lights up.
Related words
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location
- 点 diǎn o'clock; dot; a little
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 点头 diǎntóu to nod
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 快点儿 kuàidiǎnr hurry up
- 特点 tèdiǎn special feature
- 一点点 yìdiǎndiǎn a tiny bit
- 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a little
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 缺点 quēdiǎn weak point; flaw
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength