満点
まんてん · manten · JLPT N2 · noun
mark
🎯 満 = full + 点 = point/mark, so 満点 = full marks = perfect score
満 (man) means full or filled to the limit, and 点 (ten) means point or mark. Together they name the top score on a test.
点 — fire radical 灬 + 占 (zhān, phonetic)
Originally written 點, a semantic-phonetic compound: 黑 (black) gave the meaning 'small black mark or dot' while 占 supplied the sound. It first referred to ink spots, then extended to 'point, drop, a little,' and verbs like 'to mark' or 'to light (a fire),' reflected in the simplified form's 灬 (fire) component.