PINYIN

diǎn

DEFINITION
  • point
  • dot
  • drop
  • speck
  • o'clock (an hour of the day)
  • 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
  • dot stroke in Chinese characters
  • classifier for items
EXAMPLE
重点zhòng diǎn 
important point