点 (點) diǎn

1. diǎn noun a dot
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 1; Kroll 2015 '點' 1, p. 86; Sun 2006, loc. 1178; Unihan '點'; XHZD '点' 1, p. 146)
2. diǎn noun point; degree
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '點' n 8; Unihan '點'; XHZD '点' 2, p. 146)
3. diǎn verb to appoint; to designate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '點' v 2; Kroll 2015 '點' 6, p. 86)
4. diǎn verb to light on fire
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Fire
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' v 1; Kroll 2015 '點' 7, p. 86; XHZD '点' 9, p. 146)
5. diǎn verb to dot
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: With a pen or brush (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' v 7; Kroll 2015 '點' 2, p. 86; XHZD '点' 6, p. 146)
6. diǎn verb to nod one's head
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Also to slightly raise one's hand, such as in an auction (Kroll 2015 '點' 4, p. 86)
7. diǎn verb to count; to check
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' v 3; XHZD '点' 10, p. 146)
8. diǎn verb to apply drip by drip
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Such as for eye medicine (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' v 5; Kroll 2015 '點' 5, p. 86; XHZD '点' 8, p. 146)
9. diǎn verb to touch quickly and gently
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' v 4; Kroll 2015 '點' 3, p. 86; XHZD '点' 7, p. 146)
10. diǎn verb to give directions
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 指示 (Guoyu '點' v 6; XHZD '点' 11, p. 146)
11. diǎn noun pastry
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '點' n 5; XHZD '点' 14, p. 146)
12. diǎn noun a downwards-right convex character stroke
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 3; XHZD '点' 5, p. 146)
13. diǎn noun a place
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (XHZD '点' 3, p. 146)
14. diǎn noun an item
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 10; XHZD '点' 4, p. 146)
15. diǎn noun one fifth of a watch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 13; XHZD '点' 12, p. 146)
16. diǎn noun o'clock'
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 7; Kroll 2015 '點' 8, p. 86; XHZD '点' 13, p. 146)
17. diǎn verb to order [from a menu]
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點')
18. diǎn noun a speck; a small granule
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 2)
19. diǎn noun a peroid (punctuation mark)
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '點' n 4)
20. diǎn measure word a part (of a larger body); some
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '點' n 10)
21. diǎn noun a point
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geometry
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 11)
22. diǎn noun a little
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '點'; Guoyu '點' n 12)

Contained in

• 鼓点(鼓點) drum beat; rhythm
• 点票(點票) to count votes
• 静点(靜點) a hospital drip
• 国家点火设施(國家點火設施) National Ignition Facility (NIF)
• 点出(點出) to point out; to indicate
• 顶点(頂點) summit; peak; apex; top ; vertex
• 正点(正點) on time; punctual (of train etc); awesome (slang)
• 圆点(圓點) round dot
• 点画(點畫) the strokes of a Chinese character
• 有一点(有一點) a little; somewhat
• 点化(點化) a magic transformation ; to reveal; to enlighten ; to transform
• 噪点(噪點) image noise
• 新的转折点(新的轉折點) new turning point
• 装点门面(裝點門面) to decorate the front of one's store; to embellish (one's CV, etc)/to keep up appearances/to put up a front
• 按点(按點) evaluate one by one
• 论点(論點) argument
• 点铁成金(點鐵成金) to touch base matter and turn it to gold; to turn crude writing into a literary gem
• 地点(地點) place; site; location; venue
• 点滴试验(點滴試驗) spot check
• 着火点(著火點) ignition point (temperature); combustion point
• 应点(應點) to act on one's word
• 左下点(左下點) lower left dot stroke
• 数点(數點) to count; to itemize
• 突破点(突破點) point of penetration; breakthrough
• 打点(打點) to bribe ; to get (luggage) ready; to put in order; to organize things ; RBI (run batted in)
• 基本点(基本點) basis point
• 画龙点睛(畫龍點睛) to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes
• 降落地点(降落地點) landing site
• 空白点(空白點) gap; empty space
• 中心点(中心點) center; central point; focus
• 眼点(眼點) eyespot
• 点集合(點集合) point set
• 点积(點積) dot product
• 指点(指點) to show how ; to point out a fault
• 一点就通(一點就通) a hint is all that is needed; understanding each other without the need to explain
• 焊点(焊點) welding point; solder joint
• 指点迷津(指點迷津) to show somebody how to get to the right path
• 焦点(焦點) focus; focal point ; focus of attention
• 点心(點心) pastry ; snack; dessert
• 沸点(沸點) boiling point
• 误点(誤點) not on time; late (public transport, airlines); overdue; behind schedule; delayed
• 半点(半點) the least bit
• 冬至点(冬至點) the winter solstice
• 点字机(點字機) braille typewriter
• 面点(麵點) pastry
• 点阅率(點閱率) click-through rate

Also contained in

点击 、 浮点数 、 点阵字体 、 串行点阵打印机 、 多点广播

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• 卷八十七　志第三十七: 　百官三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Official Posts 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 36
• 卷三百九十三 列傳第一百五十二 彭龜年 黃裳 羅點 黃度 周南 林大中 陳騤 黃黼 詹體仁 Volume 393 Biographies 152: Peng Guinian, Huang Chang, Luo Dian, Huang Du, Zhou Nan, Lin Dazhong, Chen Kui, Huang Fu, Zhan Tiren History of Song 宋史 — count: 36
• 卷三十　　列傳第二十 何尚之 Volume 30 Biographies 20: He Shangzhi History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 36
• 卷五十一 列傳第四十五 處士 Volume 51: Retired Gentlemen Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 34
• 卷五十三　志第五:　　曆二 Volume 53 Treatises 6: Calendar 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 24
• 卷九十　　志第四十: 　百官六 Volume 90 Treatises 43: Official Posts 6 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 17
• 卷五十六　志第三十七:　百官二 殿前都點檢司 宣徽院 秘書監 國子監 太府監 少府監 軍器監 都水監 諫院 大理寺 弘文院 登聞鼓院 登聞檢院 記注院 集賢院 益政院 武衛軍都指揮使司 衛尉司 戶禮兵刑工部所轄諸司 三路檢察及外路倉庫牧圉等職 Volume 56 Treatises 37: Official Posts 2 - Palace Inspector General, Court of Palace Attendants, Director of the Palace Library, Imperial Academy, Imperial Treasury, Directorate for Imperial Manufacturers, Directorate for Arms, Waterway Inspector, Remonstrance Bureau, Court of Judicial Review, Academy for the Advancement of Literature, Admonishment Drum Court, Admonishment Inspection Court, Notes and Annotation Court, Academy of Scholarly Worthies, Benefits Administration Court, Command of the Military Guard for the Capital, Office for Commandant of Guards, Offices for the Punishment of Ceremonial Guards, Offices for Three Circuits Inspection and Outer Storehouses for Horses History of Jin 金史 — count: 17
• 卷八十二 志第三十五 律曆十五 Volume 82 Treatises 35: Measures and Calendar 15 History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
• 卷三百八十五 列傳第一百四十四 葛邲 錢端禮 魏杞 周葵 施師點 蕭燧 龔茂良 Volume 385 Biographies 144: Ge Bi, Qian Duanli, Wei Qi, Zhou Kui, Shi Shidian, Xiao Sui, Gong Maoliang History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
• 卷一百七十二 志第一百二十五 職官十二 Volume 172 Treatises 125: Offical Posts 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 15

Collocations

• 尘点 (塵點) 塵點日月 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷五十四 楊震列傳 Volume 54: Biography of Yang Zhen — count: 5
• 点定 (點定) 無所點定 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十四 列女傳 Volume 84: Biographies of Exemplary Women — count: 5
• 点弟 (點弟) 點弟胤竝款交 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷四十八 列傳第二十九 袁彖 孔稚珪 劉繪 Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui — count: 4
• 点谓 (點謂) 豐點謂公鉏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 点曰 (點曰) 曾點曰 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷四十九 王充王符仲長統列傳 Volume 49: Biographies of Wang Chong, Wang Fu, Zhongchang Tong — count: 4
• 遗点 (遺點) 遺點 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷五十四 列傳第三十五 高逸 Volume 54 Biographies 35: Hermits — count: 3
• 点累 (點累) 點累涕泣 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷五十一 列傳第四十五 處士 Volume 51: Retired Gentlemen — count: 3
• 序点 (序點) 序點 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《射義》 The Meaning of the Ceremony of Archery — count: 2
• 点漆 (點漆) 眼如點漆 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷九十三 列傳第六十三 外戚 Volume 93 Biographies 63: Imperial Affines — count: 2
• 点倚 (點倚) 曾點倚其門而歌 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II — count: 2