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Chinese symbol for “punctuation”

标点
biāo diǎn
Traditional: 標點
punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for punctuation is 标点 (biāo diǎn), defined as: punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate; 个 (gè).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

标 biāo
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “punctuation”

WordPinyinMeaning
标点符号 (標點符號)biāo diǎn fú hàopunctuation; a punctuation mark
句读 (句讀)jù dòupausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); punctuation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 标点.

WordPinyinMeaning
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
指标 (指標)zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator
标题 (標題)biāo títitle; heading
标签 (標籤)biāo qiānlabel; tag
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate

See also: Japanese symbol for “punctuation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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