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diǎn

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diǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diǎn | dian3
English translation
point
dot
drop
speck
o'clock
point (in space or time)
to draw a dot
to check on a list
to choose
to order (food in a restaurant)
to touch briefly
to hint
to light
to ignite
to pour a liquid drop by drop
(old) one fifth of a two-hour watch gēng [gēng]
dot stroke in Chinese characters
classifier for items
dot, point, speck

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About diǎn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

diǎn

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of diǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

占灬

Semantic compound

huǒ

Phonetic compound

zhàn

Explanation

Simplified form of diǎn .

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Example sentences using diǎn

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zhè 简直 jiǎnzhí 一点 yī diǎn tián ,元气 yuán qì Huán dōu 保存 bǎocún zhāo . ”

This is hardly sweet at all and all the strength is still in it. "

yǒu diǎn 东西 dōngxī , zhè 一次 yī cì Quán diū le .

I used to have some things, but now they've all been lost.

对于 duìyú suǒ jiǎng de huà 一点儿 yīdiǎnr dǒng .

I haven't the faintest notion what you're talking about.

ēn , cháng 起来 qǐlai 不错 bù cuò , 只是 zhǐ shì shāo le 一点 yī diǎn .

Well, it tastes good, but it's a bit hot.

dàn 照片 zhàopiàn 出来 chū lái , Huán zhēn de yǒu diǎn Dōng Shī de 风范 fēng fàn .

But the picture wash out, really have a bit east Shi demeanor.

Words with diǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
diǎn point diǎn
有点 yǒu diǎn a little有點
重点 chóngdiǎn focus重點
一点 yī diǎn a bit一點
特点 tèdiǎn trait特點
观点 guāndiǎn point of view觀點
地点 dìdiǎn place地點
差点 chà diǎn almost差點
点儿 diǎn r point點兒
试点 shì diǎn test point試點
点头 diǎn tóu to nod點頭
焦点 jiāodiǎn focus焦點
热点 rè diǎn hot spot熱點
百分点 bǎi fēn diǎn percentage point百分點
快点 kuài diǎn Hurry up!快點
缺点 quēdiǎn fault缺點
早点 zǎo diǎn breakfast早點
优点 yōudiǎn merit優點
起点 qǐ diǎn starting point起點
网点 wǎng diǎn branch網點
景点 jǐng diǎn scenic spot景點
一点儿 yīdiǎnr a bit一點兒
有一点 yǒu yī diǎn a little有一點
终点 zhōngdiǎn the end終點
点燃 diǎn rán to ignite點燃

diǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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diǎn Decomposition

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