点画
diǎn huà
Pinyin

Definition

点画
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diǎn huà
  1. strokes of a Chinese character

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一点
yī diǎn
  1. 1 a bit
  2. 2 a little
  3. 3 one dot
  4. 4 one point
快点
kuài diǎn
  1. 1 to do sth more quickly
  2. 2 Hurry up!
  3. 3 Get a move on!
早点
zǎo diǎn
  1. 1 breakfast
有点
yǒu diǎn
  1. 1 a little
漫画
màn huà
  1. 1 caricature
  2. 2 cartoon
  3. 3 Japanese manga
画
huà
  1. 1 to draw
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 painting
  4. 4 CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng]
  5. 5 classifier for paintings etc
  6. 6 variant of 劃|划[huà]
点
diǎn
  1. 1 point
  2. 2 dot
  3. 3 drop
  4. 4 speck
  5. 5 o'clock
  6. 6 point (in space or time)
  7. 7 to draw a dot
  8. 8 to check on a list
  9. 9 to choose
  10. 10 to order (food in a restaurant)
  11. 11 to touch briefly
  12. 12 to hint
  13. 13 to light
  14. 14 to ignite
  15. 15 to pour a liquid drop by drop
  16. 16 (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[gēng]
  17. 17 dot stroke in Chinese characters
  18. 18 classifier for items
点击
diǎn jī
  1. 1 to hit
  2. 2 to press
  3. 3 to strike (on the keyboard)
  4. 4 to click (a web page button)
点滴
diǎn dī
  1. 1 a drip
  2. 2 a little bit
  3. 3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
一点儿
yī diǎn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn]
一点点
yī diǎn diǎn
  1. 1 a little bit
亮点
liàng diǎn
  1. 1 highlight
  2. 2 bright spot
优点
yōu diǎn
  1. 1 merit
  2. 2 benefit
  3. 3 strong point
  4. 4 advantage
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
共同点
gòng tóng diǎn
  1. 1 common ground
加点
jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to work extra hours
  2. 2 to do overtime
动画
dòng huà
  1. 1 animation
  2. 2 cartoon
动画片
dòng huà piàn
  1. 1 animated film
半点
bàn diǎn
  1. 1 the least bit
原点
yuán diǎn
  1. 1 origin (math.)
  2. 2 origin of coordinates
图画
tú huà
  1. 1 drawing
  2. 2 picture

Idioms (20)

一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu
  1. 1 lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng
  1. 1 hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2 to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3 to criticize or give orders summarily
指点江山
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
  1. 1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
  2. 2 to set the world to rights
  3. 3 to pass judgment on everything
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
  2. 2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
  1. 1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
  2. 2 uninspired imitation
画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo
  1. 1 lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
画地自限
huà dì zì xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
画荻教子
huà dí jiào zǐ
  1. 1 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
  2. 2 mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn
  1. 1 drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
画饼充饥
huà bǐng chōng jī
  1. 1 lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
  2. 2 to feed on illusions (idiom)
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
  1. 1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. 2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. 3 a few words to clinch the point
蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
  2. 2 superficial contact (idiom)
装点门面
zhuāng diǎn mén miàn
  1. 1 lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)
  3. 3 to keep up appearances
  4. 4 to put up a front
雷声大，雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
  1. 1 loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
  2. 2 action speaks louder than words
  3. 3 his bite is worse than his bark
点水
diǎn shuǐ
  1. 1 to skim
  2. 2 lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
  3. 3 skin-deep

Sample Sentences

哇，难得从你这儿听到褒奖哦，真是受宠若惊，“柳体”较“颜体”更均匀瘦硬些，点画爽利挺秀，笔力非常遒劲。
wā ，nándé cóng nǐ zhèr tīngdào bāojiǎng ò ，zhēn shì shòuchǒngruòjīng ，“Liǔtǐ ”jiào “Yántǐ ”gèng jūnyún shòu yìng xiē ，diǎnhuà shuǎnglì tǐng xiù ，bǐ lì fēicháng qiújìn 。
Wow, it's rare to hear such praise from you, I'm so humbled to be complimented by you. The Liu style is a little more even, thinner, and sharper, the strokes are brisker, straighter and more elegant, with a strong energy behind the brush strokes.
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