焦 jiāo
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 隹 short-tailed bird 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
焦点
jiāodiǎn
focus
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这次会议的焦点不是预算，而是如何重新赢得公众信任。 Zhè cì huìyì de jiāodiǎn bú shì yùsuàn, ér shì rúhé chóngxīn yíngdé gōngzhòng xìnrèn. The focus of this meeting is not the budget, but how to regain public trust.
- 这位歌手的新歌成了网友讨论的焦点。 Zhè wèi gēshǒu de xīn gē chéngle wǎngyǒu tǎolùn de jiāodiǎn. This singer's new song became the focus of discussion among netizens.
- 照相时，镜头的焦点要对准人的眼睛。 Zhàoxiàng shí, jìngtóu de jiāodiǎn yào duìzhǔn rén de yǎnjing. When taking a photo, the focus of the lens should be aimed at the person's eyes.
Related words
- 焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious
- 焦 jiāo burnt; scorched
- 焦急 jiāojí anxious; worried
- 焦躁 jiāozào restless; agitated; irritable
- 聚焦 jùjiāo to focus on; to bring into focus
- 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