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
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 in order; to organize things; to get (luggage) ready
to put sb on an intravenous drip
(fig.) to criticize
voting place
turning point
to gesticulate; to point the finger of blame; to point out
to point out; to indicate; to show how (to do sth)
to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
to show sb how to get to the right path
drip of rain
(electrical) contact
stronghold; base for operations; defended military base
place for a vendor's stall
fulcrum (for a lever)
break-even point
radioactive hot spot
scatter plot
time of day exactly on the hour (i.e. 12:00, 1:00 etc)
to count; to itemize
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
spot; stain; speckle