Entry
  1. spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet; point (of argument); idea; crux; indication; pointer

    trad. 點子

Also written 點子【diǎn zi】

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to touch briefly; to tap, to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list), to order (food etc); to select, to mention; to bring up (a topic or person), to hint at; to imply, to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops, to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite, to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down, point; dot; spot; speck, dot stroke in Chinese characters, (math.) decimal point, point in time or space, (after a number) o'clock, a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more, classifier for small amounts

Pinyin
diǎn
Traditional
Strokes
9
Frequency
196 of 2500
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

son, child, seed, egg, small thing, 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat, viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4], ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north), subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

Pinyin
Strokes
3
Frequency
2170 of 2500