茶点 (chá diǎn) — light refreshments served with tea; tea and coo…

Definition

noun

light refreshments served with teatea and cookiesdim sum

Measure word · 份

茶点。
Zhè jiā chá guǎn de chá diǎn hěn hǎo chī.
The refreshments at this tea house are delicious.
茶点。
Wǒ men zhǔn bèi le chá diǎn zhāo dài kè rén.
We prepared tea and cookies to entertain the guests.
，茶点。
Xià wǔ sān diǎn, fú wù yuán duān lái le chá diǎn.
At three in the afternoon, the waiter brought the refreshments.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

“茶” (tea) and “点” (snacks) are paired to mean refreshments served with tea.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú茶chá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 茶, the 艹 part marks a plant, and the 余 part gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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