点心 diǎnxin▶ aperitivo, tentempié

Stroke order

点心 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 点 — 9 strokes
• 心 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. light refreshments
2. pastry
3. dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)
4. dessert

Related words

• 专心Atentamente
• 中心núcleo
• 决心Determinación
• 当心Cuidado
• 心理Psicología
• 心脏corazón

点心 is pronounced diǎnxin and means “aperitivo, tentempié”. You will meet it in HSK 5, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 点心 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.