diǎn

o'clock; to order (food in a restaurant); point

Character data

Radical ⿊ (203.5)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

點 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

Words containing 點

Word Meaning
to re-evaluate; to recount (e.g. results of election)
focus; main point; important point
the silver point
point of sale
point of sale system
retail outlet; checkout; point of sale (POS)
hourly rate hotel; love hotel
mirror (computing)
specified time; hour
hourly worker; hourly job
Chinese percussion fixed pattern; percussion rhythm
to watch out; to keep one's wits about one
lit. flash point; crucial point; essential point
flash point (chemistry)
dot (music notation)
landing site
difficulty
raindrop
zero defect; faultless; impeccable
from zero; from scratch; beginners' (course)
midnight; to order à la carte; (math.) zero of a function
zero point five, 0.5; one half
Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.); Nullstellensatz
zero-point energy (quantum mechanical vacuum effect)
all talk, little action