点击 (diǎn jī) — to click (a link, button, icon, etc. on a screen or interface)

Definition

点击 (diǎnjī) means 'to click' — tapping a link, button, or icon on a screen. Use it for the action, not the button itself (button = 按钮).

verb
to click (a link, button, icon, etc. on a screen or interface)

Examples

  • 点击。
    Qǐng diǎn jī zhè ge liàn jiē chá kàn xiáng qíng.
    Please click this link for details.
  • 点击？
    Nǐ diǎn jī le nà ge àn niǔ le ma?
    Did you click that button?
  • 点击。
    Yòng shǔ biāo zuǒ jiàn diǎn jī tú biāo jiù néng dǎ kāi chéng xù.
    Left-click the icon with the mouse to open the program.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

点diǎntouch
击jīhit

点 “touch” + 击 “hit” together mean to click.

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 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 →

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
毄
毄jī擊jī
Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

Open 击 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Computers & Internet

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