Entry
  1. morning roll call

    trad. 點卯

Also written 點卯【diǎn mǎo】

Characters in this word

2
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to touch briefly; to tap, to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list), to order (food etc); to select, to mention; to bring up (a topic or person), to hint at; to imply, to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops, to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite, to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down, point; dot; spot; speck, dot stroke in Chinese characters, (math.) decimal point, point in time or space, (after a number) o'clock, a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more, classifier for small amounts

Pinyin
diǎn
Traditional
Strokes
9
Frequency
196 of 2500
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon), 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit, ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east), (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3])

Pinyin
mǎo
Strokes
5