Chinese Word: 踮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

踮

Pinyin: diǎn

English Definition: to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. [dian4]

Chinese Definition:
①跛足人走路用脚尖点地：踮脚。
②提起脚跟，用脚尖着地：踮起脚看。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:店 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 店 [ diàn ] shop, store; inn, hotel

Similar Characters: 跿

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	踮脚	diǎn jiǎo	to stand on tiptoe
	踮脚尖	diǎn jiǎo jiān	to stand on tiptoe

1		tā 她 diǎn 踮 zhe 着 jiǎo jiān 脚尖 zǒu 走。 She walks on tiptoe.
2		hù shi 护士 diǎn 踮 zhe jiǎo 着脚 zǒu dào 走到 bìng rén 病人 chuáng biān 床边。 The nurse tiptoed to the bedside of the patient.
3		tā 他 dé 得 diǎn 踮 zhe jiǎo 着脚 cái 才 gòu 够 dé 得 zhe 着 jià zi 架子。 He had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.
4		jiě jie 姐姐 hé 和 wǒ 我 diǎn 踮 zhe 着 jiǎo jiān 脚尖 huí dào 回到 fáng jiān 房间。 My sister and I tiptoed into our room.
5		yǒu xiē 有些 nián 年， chūn tiān 春天 diǎn 踮 zhe jiǎo 着脚 lái dào 来到 zhè lǐ 这里。 In other years, spring tiptoes in.

1		tā 她 diǎn 踮 zhe 着 jiǎo jiān 脚尖 zǒu 走。 She walks on tiptoe.
2		hù shi 护士 diǎn 踮 zhe jiǎo 着脚 zǒu dào 走到 bìng rén 病人 chuáng biān 床边。 The nurse tiptoed to the bedside of the patient.
3		tā 他 dé 得 diǎn 踮 zhe jiǎo 着脚 cái 才 gòu 够 dé 得 zhe 着 jià zi 架子。 He had to stand on tiptoe to reach the shelf.
4		jiě jie 姐姐 hé 和 wǒ 我 diǎn 踮 zhe 着 jiǎo jiān 脚尖 huí dào 回到 fáng jiān 房间。 My sister and I tiptoed into our room.
5		yǒu xiē 有些 nián 年， chūn tiān 春天 diǎn 踮 zhe jiǎo 着脚 lái dào 来到 zhè lǐ 这里。 In other years, spring tiptoes in.