斑 bān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 文 — culture, literature, writing
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
斑点
bāndiǎn
spot; speckle
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
- 这块玉石表面有细小斑点，却显得更有天然质感。 Zhè kuài yùshí biǎomiàn yǒu xìxiǎo bāndiǎn, què xiǎn de gèng yǒu tiānrán zhìgǎn. The surface of this jade has tiny speckles, yet that makes it look even more naturally textured.
- 小狗的毛是白色的，身上有几个黑斑点。 Xiǎo gǒu de máo shì báisè de, shēnshang yǒu jǐ ge hēi bāndiǎn. The puppy's fur is white, with a few black spots on its body.
- 香蕉放久了，皮上会长出褐色的斑点。 Xiāngjiāo fàng jiǔ le, pí shàng huì zhǎng chū hèsè de bāndiǎn. When bananas are left for a long time, brown spots appear on the skin.
Related words
- 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing
- 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