Phrase guide

ideographic comma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A punctuation mark, ⟨、⟩, used in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other languages that use Chinese-derived ideographs, and which has a similar function to the comma in languages that use the Roman alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Narrower terms: dun comma

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 頓號 /顿号 (dùnhào) — comma