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HSK 1

点

點

diǎn

Meaning

  1. point
  2. dot
  3. drop
  4. speck
  5. o'clock
  6. point (in space or time)
  7. to draw a dot
  8. to check on a list
  9. to choose
  10. to order (food in a restaurant)
  11. to touch briefly
  12. to hint
  13. to light
  14. to ignite
  15. to pour a liquid drop by drop
  16. (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]
  17. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  18. classifier for items
Traditional
點
Pinyin
diǎn

Character reference

Components and radical classification

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Writing practice

Stroke order and writing practice

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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details