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Simplified form of 點. Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.
Components
Change in sound
点 and 占 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Simplified from the 黑 (black) component in the traditional character 點.
Historical Pronunciations