点 in English dian3 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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

Simplified Characters

Traditional Characters

Pinyin

dian3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

dian3point