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
to fire in bursts; shooting intermittently
to dot in the eyes; fig. to add finishing touch
finishing touch; key detail that brings life
to count votes
dot product (math.)
to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word
to reword; to edit a text
Sharpe's rosefinch, a small wild finch
(dialect) to be out of luck
spot-breasted parrotbill bird
to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak
punctuation mark
to have a snack; to have a bite
to check an amount
to check (items); to count and verify
hall where convicts are counted and verified
to tap; to touch (a touchscreen)
to like (an online post on Weibo, Facebook etc)
Dianjun district of Yichang city yí chāng shì, Hubei
Dianjun district of Yichang city yí chāng shì, Hubei
to select; (computing) to click on (one of several options)
ruin fine work; turn good into bad
philosopher's stone
(indicating time of day) o'clock
turn poor work into gold; have the magic touch