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
almost; nearly; (i.e. same as chà diǎn)
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
what time?; when?
(coll.) a good-for-nothing; loser
tipping point
to share a deep, wordless understanding
Hurry up!; to do sth more quickly; Get a move on!
erhua variant of kuài diǎn
to act on one's word
strategic point
to put sb on an intravenous drip
(fig.) to criticize
voting place
turning point
to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
to show sb how to get to the right path
drip of rain
break-even point
radioactive hot spot
scatter plot
time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc)
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
Dalmatian (dog breed)
tourist attraction; travel sight
a hot tourist attraction; a tourist trap