Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

chấm phẩy

[t͡ɕəm˧˦ fəj˧˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) punctuation (dots and commas)

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) a semicolon

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(noun) abbreviation of a character by replacing a component of a character with a dot and bend stroke (𬼀).

Examples

Đỗ Thị Bích Tuyển (trong "Graphic abbreviation of Chinese characters in Vietnam: A case study of “dot and bend” in Sino-Nom texts") gọi "𬼀" là "dot and bend" (chấm phẩy) và cho rằng phù hiệu này là kí tự viết tắt của 錢, 饒, 食, 金, 君, 镸, 雚.Đỗ Thị Bích Tuyển (in "Graphic abbreviation of Chinese characters in Vietnam: A case study of “dot and bend” in Sino-Nom texts") calls "𬼀" a "dot and bend" and considers that this symbol is an abbreviated character for 錢, 饒, 食, 金, 君, 镸, and 雚.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “chấm phẩy” mean?

(noun) punctuation (dots and commas)

Is “chấm phẩy” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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