diǎn

dot, speck, spot; point, degree

DEFINITIONS

點 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

WORDS

子 diǎn zi spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer
子背 diǎn zi bèi (coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck
字 diǎn zì braille
字機 diǎn zì jī braille typewriter
射 diǎn shè to fire in bursts; shooting intermittently
將 diǎn jiàng to appoint a general (in theater); fig. to appoint sb for a task
diǎn duì diǎn p2p (peer-to-peer)
加密 diǎn duì diǎn jiā mì (Tw) end-to-end encryption
心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dimsum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert
撥 diǎn bō to give instructions; to give advice
播 diǎn bō webcast; to request item for broadcast on radio program; dibble seeding; spot seeding
擊 diǎn jī to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard); to click (a web page button)
擊付費廣告 diǎn jī fù fèi guǎng gào pay-per-click advertising
擊數 diǎn jī shù number of clicks; number of hits (on a website)
擊率 diǎn jī lǜ click-through rate (CTR) (Internet)
收 diǎn shōu to check sth and accept it
數 diǎn shù to count and check; to tally; points (collected in some bonus scheme etc)
斑林鴿 diǎn bān lín gē (bird species of China) speckled wood pigeon (Columba hodgsonii)
斷式 diǎn duàn shì designed to be torn off along a line of perforations
明 diǎn míng to point out
染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing); to add details (to a painting)
查 diǎn chá to inspect
檢 diǎn jiǎn to inspect one by one; to list individually
水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep
水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous; watertight