标点
Old HSK 5
标点 (biāodiǎn) · punctuation
标点 (biāodiǎn) means “punctuation; punctuation mark”. It is written with 2 characters: 标 (mark) + 点 (point). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 标点 is built
The characters
标 biāo · mark
What 标 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 票 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
点 diǎn · point
What 点 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这句话的标点用错了。Zhè jù huà de biāodiǎn yòng cuò le.The punctuation in this sentence is wrong.
写作文时要注意标点。Xiě zuòwén shí yào zhùyì biāodiǎn.Pay attention to punctuation when writing essays.
Questions about 标点
What does 标点 mean?
标点 (biāodiǎn) means “punctuation; punctuation mark”.
How do you pronounce 标点?
标点 is pronounced biāodiǎn.
Which HSK level is 标点?
标点 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 标题biāotítitle
- 标准biāozhǔnstandard
- 目标mùbiāotarget
- 标志biāozhìsign
- 鼠标shǔbiāo(computer) mouse
- 标本biāoběnspecimen
- 标记biāojìmark
- 商标shāngbiāotrademark
- 招标zhāobiāoto invite tenders
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
Learn 标点 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.