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

菜 diǎn cài to order dishes (in a restaurant)
號 diǎn hào punctuation mark
補 diǎn bǔ to have a snack; to have a bite
見 diǎn jiàn to check an amount
視 diǎn shì to check (items); to count and verify
視廳 diǎn shì tīng hall where convicts are counted and verified
觸 diǎn chù to tap; to touch (a touchscreen)
評 diǎn píng to comment; a point by point commentary
貨 diǎn huò to do an inventory count
贊 diǎn zàn to like (an online post on Weibo, Facebook etc)
軍 diǎn jūn Dianjun district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
軍區 diǎn jūn qū Dianjun district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
選 diǎn xuǎn to select; (computing) to click on (one of several options); to navigate to (a webpage)
金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
金石 diǎn jīn shí philosopher's stone
金術 diǎn jīn shù Midas touch; golden touch
鐘 diǎn zhōng (indicating time of day) o'clock
鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
閱率 diǎn yuè lǜ click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements)
陣 diǎn zhèn lattice; dot matrix; bitmap
陣字體 diǎn zhèn zì tǐ bitmap font (computer)
陣式打印機 diǎn zhèn shì dǎ yìn jī dot matrix printer
陣打印機 diǎn zhèn dǎ yìn jī dot matrix printer
集合 diǎn jí hé (math.) point set
頭 diǎn tóu to nod