点

diǎn

“To touch briefly” in Chinese is 点 (diǎn).

Other characters with the syllable dian: see all 12 →

Meaning

to touch briefly; to tap
to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
to order (food etc); to select

Show 12 more meanings

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

Example

快一点好吗？

Can you hurry up a bit?

From 一点儿 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 点

地点dìdiǎnplaceHSK 1 一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]HSK 1 点头diǎntóuto nodHSK 2 观点guāndiǎnpoint of viewHSK 2 特点tèdiǎncharacteristic; trait; featureHSK 2 重点zhòngdiǎnto recount (e.g. results of election)HSK 2 快点儿kuài diǎnrerhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3]HSK 2 一点点yī diǎndiǎna little bitHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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