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diǎn
| English Definition | 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 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; measure word for items |
| Simplified Script | 点 |
| Traditional Script | 點 |
| Pinyin | diǎn |
| Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi) | Same |
| Zhuyin (Bopomofo) | ㄉㄧㄢˇ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping) | dim2 |
| Part of Speech | (名) noun, (动) verb, (量) measure word |
| Topical Word Lists | Part of language/character strokes |
| Proficiency Test Level | HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1,5 |
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Chinese characters or pinyin syllables
Chinese characters or pinyin syllables