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

点 stroke order diagram
点 stroke order animation

Words containing 点

Word Meaning
tea break
ignition point (temperature); combustion point
landing site
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
video on demand
pointing stick (for notebook computer)
selling point
match point (tennis etc)
tax threshold
starting line
The road means more than the destination.
apsis; perigee
perihelion; closest point to sun in orbit
sales bonus; affiliate reward; rebate
comma
The process is more beautiful than the outcome.
apsis
aphelion; farthest point from the sun
to choose an appropriate location
the silver point
point of sale
point of sale system
hourly rate hotel; love hotel
mirror (computing)