陆点 (lù diǎn) — six o'clock (formal financial variant)

Definition

陆点 is the formal written form of 6 o'clock, used in financial, official, and business contexts (e.g. times printed on checks). In everyday speech, say 六点 instead.

noun
six o'clock (formal financial variant)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 陆点。
    Huì yì dìng zài lù diǎn kāi shǐ.
    The meeting is scheduled to start at six o'clock.
  • 陆点。
    Qǐng yú lù diǎn qián dào dá jī chǎng.
    Please arrive at the airport before six o'clock.
  • 。
    Zhè zhāng zhī piào shàng xiě zhuó lù diǎn.
    This check says six o'clock.

Origin

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
坴
坴lù陸lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

Open 陆 →

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.

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.

Open 点 →

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