点 (diǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select”.
Meanings
- 1to touch briefly; to tap
- 2to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
- 3to order (food etc); to select
- 4to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
- 5to hint at; to imply
- 6to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
- 7to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
- 8to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
- 9point; dot; spot; speck
- 10dot stroke in Chinese characters
- 11(math.) decimal point
- 12point in time or space
- 13(after a number) o'clock
- 14a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
- 15classifier for small amounts
- Part of speech
- measure word, verb, noun