CHARACTERS / DIAN
“dian” is 10 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 店diàninnHSK 1 · TONE 4
- 点diǎnto touch brieflyHSK 1 · TONE 3
- 电diànlightningHSK 1 · TONE 4
- 典diǎncanonHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 垫diànpadHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 奠diànto fixHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 惦diànto think ofHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 殿diànpalace hallHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 淀diàn(bound form) shallow lake (usu. in place names)HSK 6 · TONE 4
- 颠diāntop (of the head)HSK 6 · TONE 1