点 diǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 占 to divine 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
点
diǎn
o'clock; dot; a little
Character
Example phrases
- 现在几点了？ Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? What time is it now?
- 现在八点。 Xiànzài bā diǎn. It's eight o'clock now.
- 我们三点去吧。 Wǒmen sān diǎn qù ba. Let's go at three.
- 现在是九点半。 Xiànzài shì jiǔ diǎn bàn. It's half past nine now.
- 老师几点下课？ Lǎoshī jǐ diǎn xiàkè? What time does the teacher's class end?
- 我七点半起床。 Wǒ qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. I get up at half past seven.
- 地图上有一个点。 Dìtú shàng yǒu yí ge diǎn. There is a dot on the map.
- 你三点有时间吗？ Nǐ sān diǎn yǒu shíjiān ma? Are you free at three o'clock?
- 妈妈五点回家。 Māma wǔ diǎn huíjiā. Mom comes home at five o'clock.
- 现在差十分十点。 Xiànzài chà shí fēn shí diǎn. It's ten to ten now.
Related words
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 点头 diǎntóu to nod
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 快点儿 kuài diǎnr hurry up
- 特点 tèdiǎn special feature
- 一点点 yìdiǎndiǎn a tiny bit
- 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a little
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 缺点 quēdiǎn weak point; flaw
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength
- 点名 diǎnmíng to take attendance