點心

See also: 点心

Chinese

		to light, to kindle; to touch briefly	heart; mind
trad. (點心)		點	心
simp. (点心)		点	心

Etymology

First appeared during the Tang dynasty, e.g. from the Book of Tang:

「唐鄭為江淮留侯，家人備夫人晨饌，夫人謂其弟曰：『治妝未畢，我未及餐，爾且可點心。』」

Tang Zheng was the official for the Jianghuai region. (One day), after the servants prepared the morning meal, Tang's wife said to his brother, 'I have not finished doing my makeup. You can have some snacks (lit. refresh your hearts) before I am ready to eat.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 點心

1. snack; light refreshment
2. dim sum
3. pastry

Synonyms

• (pastry): 糕點／糕点 (gāodiǎn), 糕餅／糕饼 (gāobǐng), (Min Nan) 糕仔餅／糕仔饼

Verb

點心

1. (slang) to snack to satisfy one's hunger
2. (slang) to think over; to consider; to ponder

Synonyms

• (to snack to satisfy one's hunger): 點飢／点饥 (diǎnjī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (點心):

• → Japanese: 点(てん)心(しん) (tenshin, “snack; dim sum”)
• → Korean: 점심(點心) (jeomsim, “lunch”)
• → Vietnamese: điểm tâm (點心, “breakfast”)

Others:

• → English: dim sum (via Cantonese)
  • ⇒ English: dim sim
• → Kavalan: tiamsim (via Min Nan)
• → Thai: ติ่มซำ (dtìm-sam) (via Cantonese)
• (via Cantonese)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
點	心
てん Hyōgaiji	しん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 点心: snack; dim sum

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Korean

Hanja in this term
點	心

Noun

點心 • (jeomsim) (hangeul 점심)

1. Hanja form^? of 점심 (“lunch, luncheon”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
點	心

Noun

點心

1. chữ Hán form of điểm tâm (“breakfast”).