踮 (diǎn) · to stand on tiptoe

Meanings

1 to stand on tiptoe
2 to raise oneself on the tips of one's toes

Characters

踮

diǎn

to stand on tiptoe

Examples

HSK 6

她踮起脚尖，努力看过人群。

Tā diǎn qǐ jiǎojiān, nǔlì kàn guò rénqún.

She stood on tiptoe, straining to see over the crowd.

HSK 7-9

孩子踮着脚想够到架子上的糖果。

Háizi diǎn zhe jiǎo xiǎng gòu dào jiàzi shàng de tángguǒ.

The child stood on tiptoe trying to reach the candy on the shelf.

Tips

memory

踮 has the foot radical 足 on the left and the character 店 (shop) on the right as a phonetic hint - imagine tiptoeing to peek into a shop window.

Components

radical

足 zú

foot

足 plants 踮 firmly in the foot family - standing on tiptoe is a foot action. Same radical in 跑, 跳, 踢, 跟. The full square form is used on the left.

phonetic

店 diàn

shop

店 supplies the sound, with a tone shift from diàn to diǎn. The 'shop' meaning has no role here - pure phonetic. Same -iǎn/iàn family includes 点 (point), 殿 (hall).

Stroke Order

踮 diǎn

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alone; by oneself / independently; separately

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