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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 詞
點心 word · TOCFL A1 (est.)
點心 ＝ 點 ＋ 心
ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ · diǎnxīn
noun — a snack, light refreshment, dim sum

字源 FORM — what the parts do

點a dot, a touch (一點)diǎn
心the heart (心情)xīn
點心，一點的點，心情的心。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

正餐之前，先「點」一下「心」，墊墊肚子。
Before the real meal, a little touch (點) to the heart (心) — just enough to take the edge off.
關 · Related
零食língshísnacks between meals — the everyday partner