点
Character
o'clock; used after a number to say the time
Meaning
diǎn
dian3- o'clock; used after a number to say the time
- a little; a small amount of something
- to order food
Examples
现在十二点了，我们去吃饭吧。
xiàn zài shí èr diǎn le wǒ men qù chī fàn ba
It's twelve o'clock now. Let's go eat.
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我想点鱼和米饭。
wǒ xiǎng diǎn yú hé mǐ fàn
I want to order fish and rice.
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我喝了一点水。
wǒ hē le yī diǎn shuǐ
I drank a little water.
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Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 点
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Words with 点
See all 399 →点头diǎn tóuto nod; to move your head down and up to say yesWordHSK 2点名diǎn míngwhen a teacher calls students' names to see who is thereWordHSK 4点燃diǎn ránto light something, like a fire, a lamp, or a candleWordHSK 5点子diǎn zian idea; a thought or plan about what to doWordHSK 7–9点心diǎn xina small sweet food you eat between meals or after dinnerWordHSK 7–9点火diǎn huǒto light a fire, as for cookingWordHSK 7–9点缀diǎn zhuìto make something look nicer by adding small pretty thingsWordHSK 7–9点评diǎn píngto say what is good or bad about somethingWordHSK 7–9点击率diǎn jī lǜThe number of times people click a link or ad online.WordHSK 7–9点乘diǎn chéng(math.) dot product (of two vectors)Word点交diǎn jiāoto hand over (bought goods etc)Word点亮diǎn liàngto illuminateWord