Entry
画huà龙lóng点diǎn睛jīng

  1. to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point

    trad. 畫龍點睛

Also written 畫龍點睛【huà lóng diǎn jīng】

Characters in this word

4
画
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to draw; to paint, picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]), to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]), stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]), (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

Pinyin
huà
Traditional
畫
Strokes
8
Frequency
1144 of 2500
Words starting with 画Words ending in 画Anywhere in a word
点
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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
點
Strokes
9
Frequency
196 of 2500
Words starting with 点Words ending in 点Anywhere in a word