diǎn

dot, speck, spot; point, degree

HSK 1 #128

DEFINITIONS

点 diǎn
  • point
  • dot
  • drop
  • speck
  • o'clock
  • point (in space or time)
  • to draw a dot
  • to check on a list
  • to choose
  • to order (food in a restaurant)
  • to touch briefly
  • to hint
  • to light
  • to ignite
  • to pour a liquid drop by drop
  • (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]
  • dot stroke in Chinese characters
  • classifier for items

STROKES

WORDS

闪光 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point
百分 bǎi fēn diǎn percentage point
dìng diǎn to determine a location; designated; appointed; specific; fixed (time); fixed point (geometry); fixed-point (number)
máng diǎn blind spot
yuán diǎn origin (math.); origin of coordinates
rè diǎn hot spot; point of special interest
西 xī diǎn West Point, US military academy in New York; Western-style pastry
zhuāng diǎn to decorate; to dress up; to deck
数 diǎn shù to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)
yī diǎn diǎn a little bit
出发 chū fā diǎn starting point; (fig.) basis; motive
jié diǎn node
líng diǎn midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function
jǐng diǎn scenic spot; place of interest (tourism)
滴滴 diǎn diǎn dī dī bit by bit; dribs and drabs; the little details; every aspect
jiǎn diǎn to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
dǐng diǎn summit; peak; (math.) vertex
播 diǎn bō webcast; to request item for broadcast on radio program; dibble seeding; spot seeding
差一儿 chà yī diǎn r erhua variant of 差一點|差一点[cha4 yi1 dian3]
dǎ dian to bribe; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things; (baseball) RBI (run batted in)
lù diǎn dew point; (coll.) (of a woman) to expose one of the three areas (nipples and genitals)
差一 chà yī diǎn see 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
duān diǎn starting point or ending point (in stories etc); end point (math)
dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience; (dialect) taking a crap
yuán diǎn dot