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
morning roll call
to touch up a painting
to attack publicly; to stage a denunciation campaign
(of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule
(coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
braille
braille typewriter
p2p (peer-to-peer)
TW end-to-end encryption
to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard)
pay-per-click advertising
click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
to check sth and accept it
speckled wood pigeon species
designed to be torn off along a line of perforations
to inspect
to inspect one by one; to list individually
to skim
very thorough; flawless; watertight
to solve a problem; to answer a question
spot check
ignition switch
spot welding
cigarette lighter (in a car)
strokes of a Chinese character