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
nude; (slang) naked
water radical (shuǐ) in Chinese characters
fixed point (of a map) (math.)
fixed point theorem (math.)
no trace to be seen
center; central point; focus
serial dot matrix printer
ace
the scene of the incident
the two equinoxes
nationally protected cultural relic site
Chinese ice radical bīng
common zeros (of system of equations)
the winter solstice
freezing point
to be assiduous and work full hours
place of birth
division point; branch point
common word for equinox and solstice; point of difference
point of division
moving point
a meeting point; confluence
semiconductor superlattice
ground zero