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
Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
to watch out; to keep one's wits about one
flash point (chemistry)
dot (music notation)
landing site
zero defect; faultless; impeccable
from zero; from scratch; beginners' (course)
Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.); Nullstellensatz
zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
mental rapport; likeness of mind; spiritual link
an intravenous drip
a hospital drip
saddle point in math
resemblance
food; dish; meal
stationary point
ecliptic line
to hand over (bought goods etc)
to illuminate; to turn on the lights; to light (a blaze)
(dialect) to be out of luck
to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces
to point out; to indicate
to touch on sth and leave it there
magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal