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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

diǎn

Definitions:

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

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Traditional characters: