quān​diǎn

to punctuate

圈点 圈點 quān​diǎn
to punctuate
To mark a text with dots or small circles to indicate punctuation and sentence breaks in classical Chinese; refers specifically to the traditional symbols for a full stop or a pause.
to highlight
To mark specific passages in a book or manuscript with dots and circles to indicate emphasis, excellence, or importance.
punctuation marks
The small circles and dots used in traditional Chinese texts to mark sentence breaks or pauses

Frequency

Written text
0.219 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)