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
点子
diǎnzi
idea; suggestion; trick
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这个点子听起来冒险，却解决了项目长期卡住的核心问题。 Zhège diǎnzi tīng qǐlái màoxiǎn, què jiějué le xiàngmù chángqī kǎ zhù de héxīn wèntí. This idea sounds risky, but it solved the core problem that had long stalled the project.
- 他脑子里总有各种新点子。 Tā nǎozi lǐ zǒng yǒu gè zhǒng xīn diǎnzi. He always has all sorts of new ideas in his head.
- 大家一起想点子，看看怎么给老师一个惊喜。 Dàjiā yìqǐ xiǎng diǎnzi, kànkan zěnme gěi lǎoshī yí ge jīngxǐ. Everyone is brainstorming ideas for how to surprise the teacher.
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