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点

Traditional: 點

diǎn

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diǎn · dim2 (Jyutping)

  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts

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Character breakdown

点

Meaning
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
Radical
灬
Strokes
9
Components
⿱占灬
Cangjie
YRF
Four-corner
2133.6

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