点
diǎn HSK1

dot

点 點 diǎn
a bit numeralparticle
a small amount; a little; some; often used after a verb or adjective to mean "a bit more"

爸，我这里有点问题。

bà, wǒ zhè​lǐ yǒu diǎn wèn​tí.

Dad, I got a little problem here.

有人能给她拿点水吗？

yǒu rén néng gěi tā ná diǎn shuǐ ma?

Can someone get her some water?

point noun
point; place; node; a specific location or aspect of a matter

从A点到B点并不简单。

cóngA diǎn dàoB diǎn bìng​bù jiǎn​dān.

Getting from Point A to Point B is not simple.

o'clock nounmeasure word
point in time; o'clock; a unit of time equal to one hour

你明天要几点起床？

nǐ míng​tiān yào jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng?

What time do you have to wake up tomorrow?

snack noun
refreshments; snacks; light meal
to select verb
to select; to choose; to order food in a restaurant

我点了杯啤酒。

wǒ diǎn le bēi pí​jiǔ.

I ordered a beer.

你甚至可以点龙虾。

nǐ shèn​zhì kě​yǐ diǎn lóng​xiā.

You can even order the lobster.

to light verb
to light; to burn; to kindle; to ignite
dot noun
dot; spot; speck; the dot stroke in Chinese characters

那个小白点是什么？

nà​ge xiǎo​bái diǎn shì shén​me?

What is that little white dot?

[polite command] particle
Used in the pattern ...着点 ... zhe​diǎn as a polite way to give a command or reminder.

看着点，学着点。

kàn zhe diǎn, xué zhe diǎn.

Watch and learn.

to nod verbnoun
to nod (one's head)
to tap verb
to touch briefly; to tap; to skim
to hint noun
to hint; to point out; to mention something briefly to make someone understand
to check nounverb
to check off items on a list; to count one by one; to call the roll
decimal point
decimal point, used after a whole number when reading decimals
surname
a Chinese surname
beat
rhythm; tempo; beat (of music or drums)
to sow
to sow seeds in holes; to plant in clusters
to drip
to administer (liquid) in drops; to drip

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Frequency
Character
Written text
128th most common 1554.5 per million
Movie subtitles
61st most common 2733.2 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2315.1 per million appears in 99% of films

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
點
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+70B9

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH