jiàn
hào

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Meaning of 间隔号

间隔号 means interpunct; middle dot; separator dot. Pronounced jiàn gé hào.

  • interpunct; middle dot; separator dot

Definitions & Examples

Wài
wén
míng
zi
 '
Ào
nuò
léi
 ·
 ·
ěr
zhā
 '
zhōng
de
jiàn
hào
 
tōng
cháng
xiě
zuò
 '
 ·
 '
 

The interpunct in foreign names like 'Honoré·de·Balzac' is usually written as '·'.

Zài
 
Sān
guó
zhì
 ·
Shǔ
zhì
 ·
Zhū
Liàng
zhuàn
 
zhōng
 
jiàn
hào
fēn
le
shū
míng
 
guó
bié
zhuàn
míng
 

In 《San Guo Zhi·Shu Zhi·Zhuge Liang Zhuan》, the interpunct separates the book title, the kingdom name, and the biography title.

Shǎo
shù
mín
rén
míng
 '
Mǎi
mǎi
 ·
ěr
xùn
 '
yòng
jiàn
hào
fēn
 

The ethnic minority name 'Maimaiti·Tuerxun' also uses an interpunct as a separator.

Hàn
cháo
 ·
Qiān

Han Dynasty·Sima Qian

Zhè
ge
biāo
diǎn
hào
de
zhèng
què
yòng
hěn
róng
bèi
lüè
 

The correct usage of this punctuation mark is often overlooked.

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