雨点 (yǔ diǎn) — raindrop | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

raindrop

Measure word · 滴

雨点。
Chuāng wài luò xià le jǐ dī yǔ diǎn.
A few raindrops fell outside the window.
雨点，。
yǔ diǎn Dǎ zài shù yè shàng, fā chū shā shā de shēng yīn.
Raindrops hit the leaves, making a rustling sound.
雨点。
Tā shēn chū shǒu qù jiē tiān kōng luò xià de yǔ diǎn.
She reached out her hand to catch the raindrops falling from the sky.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

雨 is rain and 点 is a drop; together they mean a drop of rain.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 雨 is an old picture of a cloud with rain drops falling from it; the top line was added later.

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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