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点
點
diǎn
v. to mark, to dot; to nod or point (of head or finger); to touch on very briefly; to order, to choose
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Other meanings
[diǎn]m. o'clock
[diǎn]n. drop (of liquid); spot, dot, speck
[diǎn]n. dot stroke; appointed time, scheduled time; refreshment, snack
[diǎn]v. to light, to kindle; to hint, to point at
[diǎn]v. to count, to check one by one; to decorate, to adorn
[diǎn]m. a little; item, piece (suggestion, advice, etc.)
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION
RADICAL
灬 fire (for 点)黑 black (for 點)
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
WRITE STROKE BY STROKE
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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点菜
點菜
diǎn cài
phr. order dishes
点歌
點歌
diǎn gē
v. order songs
点头
點頭
diǎn tóu
v. to nod
我可以点饮料吗?
我可以點飲料嗎?
wó ké yí dián yǐn liào ma ?
phr. Can I order something to drink?
蜻蜓点水
蜻蜓點水
qīng tíng dián shuǐ
idiom. like a dragonfly skim the surface of the water -- to touch on something without going into it deeply
他用手指点了点我写错的地方。
他用手指點了點我寫錯的地方。
tā yòng shóu zhí diǎn le dián wó xiě cuò de dì fang
phr. He pointed at the part where I made a mistake in writing.