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
decimal point
to fire in bursts; shooting intermittently
just the tiniest bit; a hint of
punctuation; a punctuation mark
ignition point (temperature); combustion point
superficial contact (idiom)
retail outlet; checkout; point of sale (POS)
pastry
(electrical) contact
boiling point
add the vital finishing touch
to give advice; to give instructions
to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
contact (math.)
main point; crux; central point
to count; to itemize
branch; node in a network; website
place of interest; a place one has one's eye on
Midas touch; golden touch
midpoint; half-way point
emphasis; main point
basis point (finance), abbr. to jī diǎn
place for a vendor's stall
melting point
point mass; particle