diǎn

o'clock; to order (food in a restaurant); point

HSK 1 #128

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 128th character
Radical ⽕ (86.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1469
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

点 diǎn
  1. 1. o'clock
  2. 2. to order (food in a restaurant)
  3. 3. point
  4. 4. dot
  5. 5. point (in space or time)
  6. 6. to choose
  7. 7. to light
  8. 8. to ignite
  9. 9. to touch briefly
  10. 10. to hint
  11. 11. drop
  12. 12. speck
  13. 13. to pour a liquid drop by drop
  14. 14. to check on a list
  15. 15. to draw a dot
  16. 16. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  17. 17. (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch gēng
  18. 18. classifier for items

Stroke order

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Words containing 点

Word Meaning
the spring equinox
point of time (in time-based systems)
the equinox
a little; somewhat
a little; a bit
a little; slightly; somewhat
fruit tart
stop-loss level; price to limit losses
devious; crooked; illegal device
all time low (point)
historical standpoint
blind spot; dead center
a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about
Jiang Zemin's eight-point plan on Taiwan
trick of the trade; knack; special technique
(computing) floating point
(computing)floating-point; float; real
(computing) floating-point number; float; real
floating point operation
to check the accounts; to take stock
source
source address
melting point (of lubricating oil)
full marks; perfect score
performance place