diǎn
noun #21,981

Meanings

  1. 1 iodine (chemical element, symbol I)

Examples

Diǎn shì réntǐ bìxū de wēiliàng yuánsù zhī yī.
Iodine is one of the trace elements essential to the human body.
Jiā diǎn shí yán kěyǐ yùfáng jiǎzhuàngxiàn jíbìng.
Iodized salt can prevent thyroid disease.

Tips

memory
uses the stone radical on the left (since it was classified among mineral-like substances) and the phonetic component (diǎn). The character sounds just like — remember: iodine is element number 53, and it's a key 'point' in nutrition.

Stroke Order

diǎn