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Character Decomposition
点=占+灬
Etymology
fire
Meanings
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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Words with 点 556 total
place · site · location · venue · CL: gè地点dì diǎntiny bit丁点dīng diǎnto bribe · to get (luggage) ready · to put in order · to organize things · (baseball) RBI (run batted in)打点dǎ diantea and cake · refreshments · tea and dim sum茶点chá diǎnspot · stain · speckle斑点bān diǎnalmost · nearly差点chà diǎnsummit · peak · (math.) vertex顶点dǐng diǎnpunctuation · a punctuation mark · to punctuate · CL: gè标点biāo diǎnmeeting point · point of intersection交点jiāo diǎnextreme point · pole · the origin (in polar coordinates)极点jí diǎna hospital drip静点jìng diǎn(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus焦点jiāo diǎnthe least bit半点bàn diǎntourist attraction; scenic spot景点jǐng diǎn(anatomy) lacrimal punctum · (literary) tears · (neologism c. 2015) the point at which one is moved to tears泪点lèi diǎnto determine a location · designated · appointed · specific · fixed (time) · fixed point (geometry) · fixed-point (number)定点dìng diǎndrum beat · rhythm鼓点gǔ diǎnexam site; test center · key topic (to be tested in an exam)考点kǎo diǎnto make an inventory · to take stock盘点pán diǎnto comment · a point by point commentary评点píng diǎnstarting point起点qǐ diǎnweak point · fault · shortcoming · disadvantage · CL: gè缺点quē diǎnto ignite; to set fire to; to light · (chemistry) ignition point; combustion point燃点rán diǎnmidnight · to order à la carte · (math.) zero of a function零点líng diǎn
Idioms with 点 59 total Chain
to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it点金成铁diǎn jīn chéng tiěthe brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch · the crucial point that brings the subject to life · a few words to clinch the point点睛之笔diǎn jīng zhī bǐto touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem点石成金diǎn shí chéng jīnnot one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous · watertight点水不漏diǎn shuǐ bù lòuto touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem点铁成金diǎn tiě chéng jīn
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