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点

点 diǎn

ㄉㄧㄢˇ 点
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

Etymology

pictophonetic · fire

Radical

灬 · fire

Composition

⿱占灬

Writing

stroke order · 9
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Sounds like: dian3