diǎn

dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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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

chá diǎn tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch
dào diǎn it's time (to do sth); the time has come
zhōng diǎn hour; specified time
球 diǎn qiú penalty kick
交叉 jiāo chā diǎn junction; crossroads; intersection point
yǔ diǎn raindrop
gǔ diǎn drum beat; rhythm
shì diǎn test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme
石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
定居 dìng jū diǎn settlement
最低 zuì dī diǎn lowest point; minimum (point)
突破 tū pò diǎn point of penetration (military); breakthrough
立足 lì zú diǎn foothold
工 zhōng diǎn gōng hourly worker; hourly job
chá diǎn to check; to tally; to inventory
破 diǎn pò to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly
一滴 yī diǎn yī dī bit by bit; every little bit
临界 lín jiè diǎn critical point; boundary point
货 diǎn huò to do an inventory count
二十一 èr shí yī diǎn blackjack (card game)
nán diǎn difficulty
jiāo diǎn meeting point; point of intersection
pán diǎn to make an inventory; to take stock
wù diǎn not on time; late (public transport, airlines); overdue; behind schedule; delayed
bīng diǎn freezing point