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點

简 点 · 繁 點
Mandarin · pinyin diǎn

Meanings

  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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點
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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3 · dian3

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Cantonese word readings for 點. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

  1. dot; spot; speck
  2. place; point; spot
  3. point; aspect
  4. o'clock
  5. time
  6. (mathematics) point
  7. (mathematics) decimal point
  8. percent; percentage point
  9. drop
  10. (Chinese calligraphy) a dot stroke (㇔)
  11. to nominate; to mention (one's name)
  12. to count
  13. to choose; to select; to order; to request (food, music, etc.)
  14. to nod
  15. to point
  16. to tap; to touch
  17. to click
  18. to light; to ignite
  19. a little; a bit; some
  20. (finance) point (in a stock market index)
  21. (Cantonese) to dip in (sauce)
  22. (Cantonese) to trick; to misguide
  23. (Cantonese) to command
  24. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) extreme (Classifier: 個／个 c)

character · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese) how

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點 · dian3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 124,527
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Exact source record點 点 [dian3] /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/