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

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Words containing 点

Word Meaning
refreshments; tea and cake
it's time (to do sth); the time has come
specified time; hour
penalty kick
crossroads; intersection point; junction
raindrop
rhythm; drum beat
to carry out trial; pilot scheme; test point
turn something ordinary into gold
settlement
lowest point; minimum (point)
breakthrough; point of penetration (military)
foothold
hourly worker; hourly job
to check; to tally; to inventory
to point out bluntly; to lay bare in a few words
bit by bit; every little bit
critical point; boundary point
to do an inventory count
blackjack (card game)
difficulty
point of intersection; meeting point
to make an inventory; to take stock
late (public transport, airlines); delayed; behind schedule
freezing point