# 點

| 點 | U+9EDE, &#40670; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9EDE |
| ← 黝 [U+9EDD] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 黟 → [U+9EDF] |

## Translingual

| Japanese | 点 |
| Simplified | 点 |
| Traditional | 點 |

### Han character

點 (Kangxi radical 203, 黑+5, 17 strokes, cangjie input 田火卜口 (WFYR), four-corner 6136$_0$, composition ⿰黑占)

#### Derived characters

* 嚸

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1519, character 28
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48083
* Dae Jaweon: page 2053, character 16
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4745, character 11
* Unihan data for U+9EDE

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 點
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 頕 | *taːm |
| 煔 | *ɦlaːm, *hljems, *hl'eːms |
| 炶 | *ɦlaːm |
| 詀 | *rteːm, *rdeːms, *teːm, *tʰjeb |
| 站 | *rteːms |
| 檆 | *sreːm |
| 黏 | *nem |
| 粘 | *nem |
| 枮 | *slem, *ʔl'ɯm |
| 霑 | *tem |
| 沾 | *tem, *teːms, *tʰeːm |
| 覘 | *tems, *tʰem |
| 鉆 | *tʰem, *ɡrem, *tʰeːb |
| 占 | *ʔljem, *tjems |
| 颭 | *tjemʔ |
| 佔 | *tjems, *teːm |
| 苫 | *hljem, *hljems |
| 痁 | *hljem, *teːms |
| 蛅 | *njem |
| 阽 | *lem |
| 敁 | *teːm |
| 掂 | *tiːm |
| 點 | *teːmʔ |
| 玷 | *teːmʔ, *teːms |
| 店 | *tiːms |
| 坫 | *tiːms, *tim |
| 黇 | *tʰeːm |
| 扂 | *deːmʔ |
| 拈 | *neːm |
| 鮎 | *neːm |
| 砧 | *ʔl'ɯm |
| 笘 | *teːb |
| 跕 | *teːb, *tʰeːb |
| 貼 | *tʰeːb |
| 帖 | *tʰeːb |
| 怗 | *tʰeːb |
| 呫 | *tʰeːb |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *teːmʔ): semantic 黑 (“black”) + phonetic 占 (OC *ʔljem, *tjems) – black dots.

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): diǎn (dian$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dian$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дян (di͡an, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dim$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): iam$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): dien$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): tiám
    (Meixian, Guangdong): diam$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): die$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): dǎng
* Eastern Min (BUC): dēng / diēng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deng$^3$ / dieng$^3$ / ting$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiám
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diam$^2$ / diang$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$ti / $^3$tie / $^3$tien / $^3$ti / $^1$tie
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): die$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diǎn
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^3$
*** Yale: dyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dean
*** Palladius: дянь (djanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (點兒 / 点儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diǎnr
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diǎnr
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dyǎnr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deal
*** Palladius: дяньр (djanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: dian$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dian
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛn⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дян (di͡an, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /tiæ̃⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dim$^2$
*** Yale: dím
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dim$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dim$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːm³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: iam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /iam⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: dien$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛn²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tiám
*** Hakka Romanization System: diam$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: diam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ti̯am³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: diam$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tiam³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: die$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tie⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: dǎng
*** Sinological IPA : /taŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dēng / diēng
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛiŋ³³/, /tieŋ³³/
* dēng - vernacular;
* diēng - literary.
* Middle Chinese: temX
Rime :
| Character | 點 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 添 (157) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 多忝切 |
| Baxter | temX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tem$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tem$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɛm$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tɛm$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /tem$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /tiem$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tiem$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | diǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dim$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤemʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*teːmʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 點 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | diǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tem$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*tˁemʔ/ |
| English | black spot |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 點 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16721 |
| Phonetic component | 占 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 點 |
| Old Chinese | /*teːmʔ/ |

#### Definitions

點
* dot; spot; speck
       Zài dìtú shàng, chéngzhèn shì yòng xiǎo hóng diǎn biāo chū de. [Pinyin]
       On the map towns were marked by a red dot.
       Chuán zài yuǎnchù de shuǐpíngxiàn shàng chéngle yī ge xiǎo diǎn. [Pinyin]
       The ship became a mere dot on the horizon.
* place; point; spot
* point; aspect
       Tā zài zhè diǎn shàng hěn jiānchí. [Pinyin]
       He is most insistent on this point.
* o'clock
    See also: 點鐘
       Wǒ jīntiān 6 diǎn qù kàn tā. [Pinyin]
       I am going to see him today at six o'clock.
       Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le? Liù diǎn le. [Pinyin]
       What time is it? It's six o'clock.
    點零兩點／点零两点 [Cantonese] ― dim$^2$ leng$^4$ loeng$^5$ dim$^2$ [Jyutping] ― almost two o'clock (literally, “one o'clock plus a bit, two o'clock”)
* time
    飯點／饭点 ― fàndiǎn ― mealtime
* (mathematics) point
       Wǒmen kěyǐ yòng yī tiáo zhíxiàn bǎ diǎn A hé B liánjié qǐlái. [Pinyin]
       We can join point A to point B with a straight line.
* (mathematics) decimal point
    三點二四／三点二四 ― sān diǎn èr sì ― three point two four
    點分十進制／点分十进制 ― diǎnfēn shíjìnzhì ― dot-decimal notation (lit. dot-delimited decimal)
* percent; percentage point
       Wǒmen jīnnián de lìrùn shì bā ge diǎn. [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* drop
    雨點／雨点 ― yǔdiǎn ― raindrop
* (Chinese calligraphy) a dot stroke (㇔)
* to nominate; to mention (one's name)
       Lǎoshī diǎn nǐ huídá wèntí. [Pinyin]
       The teacher asked you to answer the question.
* to count
    點鈔／点钞 ― diǎnchāo ― to count banknotes
* to choose; to select; to order (food)
    Synonym: 叫 (jiào)
       Tāmen diǎn le yī xiē shíwù hé yī dà wǎn tāng. [Pinyin]
       They ordered some food and a big bowl of soup.
* to nod
       Tā diǎn yīxià tóu, zhǐmíng le zhè ge dìfāng. [Pinyin]
       He indicated the place by a nod of his head.
* to point
* to tap; to touch
* to click
    See also: 點擊
* to light; to ignite
    點香／点香 ― diǎnxiāng ― to burn incense
* a little; a bit; some
       Nǐ néng zài gěi wǒ diǎn chá ma? [Pinyin]
       Would you please give me some more tea?
    我想要點蛋糕。／我想要点蛋糕。 ― Wǒ xiǎngyào diǎn dàngāo. ― I want some cake.
    他有點蒼白。／他有点苍白。 ― Tā yǒu diǎn cāngbái. ― He's a little pale.
    今天有點冷。／今天有点冷。 ― Jīntiān yǒu diǎn lěng. ― It's a little cold today.
* (finance) point (in a stock market index)
* (Cantonese) to dip in (sauce)
* (Cantonese) to trick; to misguide
    老點／老点 [Cantonese] ― lou$^5$ dim$^2$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese) to command
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) extreme (Classifier: 個／个 c)
    攰到一個點／攰到一个点 [Cantonese] ― gui$^6$ dou$^3$ jat$^1$ go$^3$ dim$^2$ [Jyutping] ― extremely tired (literally, “tired to an extreme”)

##### Usage notes

點／点 (diǎn) is often used for "o'clock", following the numbered hour: e.g. "three o'clock" is 三點／三点 (sāndiǎn). 點鐘／点钟 (diǎnzhōng) would be used in the expression "1 o'clock" or "2 o'clock", in order to avoid confusion between 一點／一点 (yīdiǎn) (meaning: "a bit") and 一點／一点 (yīdiǎn) (meaning: "1 o'clock"). When spoken out, 一點／一点 (yīdiǎn) (meaning: "1 o'clock") is usually pronounced yī diǎn, without the tone sandhi, while 一點／一点 (yīdiǎn) (meaning: "a bit") is pronounced yì diǎn, following the sandhi rule.
When followed by the minutes, 點／点 (diǎn) is used instead of 點鐘／点钟 (diǎnzhōng) as in 十二點三十分. In formal writing (but not in speech), 時／时 (shí) is used to denote hours, e.g. 十二時三十分.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 點 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 點 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 點, 定點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 點 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 點 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蘸$_1$ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蘸$_1$ |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蘸$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蘸$_2$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蘸$_3$, 點 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 點 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蘸$_1$ |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蘸$_1$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蘸$_1$, 搵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 搵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 搵, 滒 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 搵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 搵 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蘸$_1$ |
| Wu | Ningbo | 搵, 蘸$_1$ |

##### Coordinate terms

* (basic character strokes) 點 / 点 (diǎn), 橫 / 横, 豎 / 竖 (shù), 提, 捺 (nà), 撇, 折, 鉤 / 钩 (gōu), 彎 / 弯 (wān), 斜

#### Compounds

* 一丁點 / 一丁点 (yīdīngdiǎn)
* 一班半點 / 一班半点
* 一點 / 一点
* 一點一滴 / 一点一滴 (yīdiǎnyīdī)
* 一點兒 / 一点儿 (yīdiǎnr)
* 一點靈犀 / 一点灵犀
* 一點點 / 一点点 (yīdiǎndiǎn)
* 丁點兒 / 丁点儿
* 三相點 / 三相点 (sānxiàngdiǎn)
* 三角點 / 三角点 (sānjiǎodiǎn)
* 三點三 / 三点三
* 三點式 / 三点式 (sāndiǎnshì)
* 三點水 / 三点水 (sāndiǎnshuǐ)
* 三點水兒 / 三点水儿
* 三點裝 / 三点装 (sāndiǎnzhuāng)
* 不丁點 / 不丁点
* 不打點 / 不打点
* 不點兒 / 不点儿
* 中心點 / 中心点
* 中點 / 中点 (zhōngdiǎn)
* 亂點鴛鴦 / 乱点鸳鸯
* 五更三點 / 五更三点
* 交叉點 / 交叉点 (jiāochādiǎn)
* 交點 / 交点 (jiāodiǎn)
* 低點 / 低点
* 俸點 / 俸点
* 優點 / 优点 (yōudiǎn)
* 先馳得點 / 先驰得点
* 兩極觀點 / 两极观点
* 兩點水 / 两点水 (liǎngdiǎnshuǐ)
* 八點檔 / 八点档 (bādiǎndàng)
* 共同點 / 共同点 (gòngtóngdiǎn)
* 共線點 / 共线点
* 共點線 / 共点线
* 冰點 / 冰点 (bīngdiǎn)
* 凝固點 / 凝固点
* 凝視點 / 凝视点
* 出發點 / 出发点 (chūfādiǎn)
* 出納點鈔專用紙 / 出纳点钞专用纸
* 出點子 / 出点子
* 分至點 / 分至点
* 切點 / 切点 (qiēdiǎn)
* 制高點 / 制高点 (zhìgāodiǎn)
* 到點 / 到点 (dàodiǎn)
* 力點 / 力点
* 加點 / 加点 (jiādiǎn)
* 十三點 / 十三点 (shísāndiǎn)
* 半點 / 半点 (bàndiǎn)
* 原點 / 原点 (yuándiǎn)
* 可圈可點 / 可圈可点 (kěquānkědiǎn)
* 句點 / 句点 (jùdiǎn)
* 嗤點 / 嗤点
* 噶個點兒 / 噶个点儿
* 四點底 / 四点底 (sìdiǎndǐ)
* 圈點 / 圈点 (quāndiǎn)
* 地點 / 地点 (dìdiǎn)
* 基準點 / 基准点 (jīzhǔndiǎn)
* 基點 / 基点 (jīdiǎn)
* 夏至點 / 夏至点
* 天文點 / 天文点 (Tiānwéndiǎn)
* 女性觀點 / 女性观点
* 妝點 / 妆点 (zhuāngdiǎn)
* 定點 / 定点 (dìngdiǎn)
* 密點地圖 / 密点地图
* 小不點 / 小不点 (xiǎobùdiǎn)
* 小不點兒 / 小不点儿
* 小數點 / 小数点 (xiǎoshùdiǎn)
* 差一點兒 / 差一点儿
* 差點兒 / 差点儿 (chàdiǎnr)
* 差點沒 / 差点没 (chàdiǎn méi)
* 引火點 / 引火点
* 弱點 / 弱点 (ruòdiǎn)
* 彈著點 / 弹著点
* 快點 / 快点 (kuàidiǎn)
* 慢點兒 / 慢点儿
* 應名點卯 / 应名点卯
* 打點 / 打点
* 打點兒 / 打点儿
* 打點滴 / 打点滴 (dǎ diǎndī)
* 打點行裝 / 打点行装
* 抗力點 / 抗力点
* 扯平點 / 扯平点
* 批點 / 批点
* 抽點 / 抽点
* 指指點點 / 指指点点 (zhǐzhǐdiǎndiǎn)
* 指點 / 指点 (zhǐdiǎn)
* 指點迷津 / 指点迷津 (zhǐdiǎnmíjīn)
* 接點 / 接点 (jiēdiǎn)
* 撇點 / 撇点 (piědiǎn)
* 據點 / 据点 (jùdiǎn)
* 支點 / 支点 (zhīdiǎn)
* 收軍點將 / 收军点将
* 改點 / 改点
* 敲點 / 敲点
* 整點 / 整点 (zhěngdiǎn)
* 文不加點 / 文不加点 (wénbùjiādiǎn)
* 文無加點 / 文无加点
* 斑斑點點 / 斑斑点点
* 斑點 / 斑点 (bāndiǎn)
* 早點 / 早点
* 早點兒 / 早点儿 (zǎo diǎnr)
* 春分點 / 春分点
* 星星點點 / 星星点点 (xīngxīngdiǎndiǎn)
* 星點彈塗 / 星点弹涂
* 星點河魨 / 星点河鲀
* 晚點 / 晚点
* 景點 / 景点 (jǐngdiǎn)
* 更點 / 更点
* 會合點 / 会合点
* 有點 / 有点 (yǒudiǎn)
* 有點兒 / 有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr)
* 有點影兒 / 有点影儿
* 有點頭緒 / 有点头绪
* 朱衣點頭 / 朱衣点头
* 果點 / 果点
* 查點 / 查点 (chádiǎn)
* 校點 / 校点 (jiàodiǎn)
* 極點 / 极点 (jídiǎn)
* 標點 / 标点 (biāodiǎn)
* 標點符號 / 标点符号 (biāodiǎn fúhào)
* 檢點 / 检点 (jiǎndiǎn)
* 欽點 / 钦点 (qīndiǎn)
* 止血點 / 止血点
* 正點 / 正点 (zhèngdiǎn)
* 正點背畫 / 正点背画
* 歪點子 / 歪点子
* 汙點 / 污点 (wūdiǎn)
* 波磔點畫 / 波磔点画
* 治點 / 治点
* 沸點 / 沸点 (fèidiǎn)
* 泥點兒 / 泥点儿
* 油點兒 / 油点儿
* 油點草 / 油点草
* 浮點 / 浮点
* 清點 / 清点 (qīngdiǎn)
* 淚點 / 泪点 (lèidiǎn)
* 準點 / 准点 (zhǔndiǎn)
* 火力點 / 火力点
* 焦點 / 焦点 (jiāodiǎn)
* 煎點 / 煎点
* 煽風點火 / 煽风点火 (shānfēngdiǎnhuǒ)
* 熔點 / 熔点 (róngdiǎn)
* 熱點 / 热点 (rèdiǎn)
* 燃點 / 燃点 (rándiǎn)
* 爪甲點金 / 爪甲点金
* 特點 / 特点 (tèdiǎn)
* 甜點 / 甜点 (tiándiǎn)
* 生長點 / 生长点
* 畫龍點睛 / 画龙点睛 (huàlóngdiǎnjīng)
* 疑點 / 疑点 (yídiǎn)
* 痛點 / 痛点 (tòngdiǎn)
* 瘢點 / 瘢点
* 發射點 / 发射点
* 發火點 / 发火点
* 白點病 / 白点病
* 百分點 / 百分点 (bǎifēndiǎn)
* 盤點 / 盘点 (pándiǎn)
* 目似點漆 / 目似点漆
* 盲點 / 盲点 (mángdiǎn)
* 眼若點漆 / 眼若点漆
* 眼點 / 眼点 (yǎndiǎn)
* 瞎子點燈 / 瞎子点灯
* 瞎點子 / 瞎点子
* 石點頭 / 石点头
* 秋分點 / 秋分点 (qiūfēndiǎn)
* 空白點 / 空白点 (kòngbáidiǎn)
* 立腳點 / 立脚点 (lìjiǎodiǎn)
* 立足點 / 立足点 (lìzúdiǎn)
* 節點 / 节点 (jiédiǎn)
* 簡點 / 简点
* 糕點 / 糕点 (gāodiǎn)
* 終點 / 终点 (zhōngdiǎn)
* 終點站 / 终点站
* 網路節點 / 网路节点
* 網點 / 网点
* 缺點 / 缺点 (quēdiǎn)
* 胸無點墨 / 胸无点墨 (xiōngwúdiǎnmò)
* 腳不點地 / 脚不点地
* 臨界點 / 临界点 (línjièdiǎn)
* 花點子 / 花点子
* 茶點 / 茶点 (chádiǎn)
* 著火點 / 著火点
* 著眼點 / 着眼点 (zhuóyǎndiǎn)
* 落筆點蠅 / 落笔点蝇
* 落腳點 / 落脚点 (luòjiǎodiǎn)
* 藍點頦 / 蓝点颏
* 蜻蜓點水 / 蜻蜓点水
* 融解點 / 融解点
* 蠅糞點玉 / 蝇粪点玉
* 裝點 / 装点 (zhuāngdiǎn)
* 裝點門面 / 装点门面
* 西點 / 西点 (xīdiǎn)
* 西點軍校 / 西点军校 (Xīdiǎn Jūnxiào)
* 要點 / 要点 (yàodiǎn)
* 觀點 / 观点 (guāndiǎn)
* 言不應點 / 言不应点
* 計點 / 计点
* 記點 / 记点
* 試點 / 试点 (shìdiǎn)
* 誤點 / 误点 (wùdiǎn)
* 論點 / 论点 (lùndiǎn)
* 質點 / 质点 (zhìdiǎn)
* 賣點 / 卖点 (màidiǎn)
* 起點 / 起点 (qǐdiǎn)
* 軌道交點 / 轨道交点
* 轉折點 / 转折点 (zhuǎnzhédiǎn)
* 轉捩點 / 转捩点 (zhuǎnlièdiǎn)
* 近日點 / 近日点 (jìnrìdiǎn)
* 這麼點兒 / 这么点儿 (zhèmediǎnr)
* 逗點 / 逗点 (dòudiǎn)
* 道德制高點 / 道德制高点 (dàodé zhìgāodiǎn)
* 那麼點兒 / 那么点儿
* 重點 / 重点
* 重點學校 / 重点学校 (zhòngdiǎn xuéxiào)
* 重點戶 / 重点户
* 重點採訪 / 重点采访
* 鎔點 / 镕点
* 鐘點 / 钟点 (zhōngdiǎn)
* 鐘點工 / 钟点工 (zhōngdiǎngōng)
* 鐘點費 / 钟点费
* 鑠金點玉 / 铄金点玉
* 開光點眼 / 开光点眼
* 附點音符 / 附点音符 (fùdiǎnyīnfú)
* 降交點 / 降交点
* 難點 / 难点 (nándiǎn)
* 雨點 / 雨点 (yǔdiǎn)
* 零售點 / 零售点
* 零缺點 / 零缺点
* 零點 / 零点 (língdiǎn)
* 露點 / 露点
* 青蠅點素 / 青蝇点素
* 韓信點兵 / 韩信点兵
* 頂點 / 顶点 (dǐngdiǎn)
* 頑石點頭 / 顽石点头
* 飛花點翠 / 飞花点翠
* 飯點 / 饭点 (fàndiǎn)
* 飽和點 / 饱和点
* 餐點 / 餐点 (cāndiǎn)
* 餿點子 / 馊点子
* 鬼點子 / 鬼点子 (guǐdiǎnzi)
* 麻流點 / 麻流点
* 麻點 / 麻点
* 黑點 / 黑点 (hēidiǎn)
* 點一點二 / 点一点二
* 點主 / 点主
* 點亮 / 点亮 (diǎnliàng)
* 點兵 / 点兵 (diǎnbīng)
* 點兵派將 / 点兵派将
* 點出 / 点出 (diǎnchū)
* 點刺 / 点刺
* 點券 / 点券
* 點到為止 / 点到为止 (diǎndàowéizhǐ)
* 點劄 / 点劄
* 點勘 / 点勘
* 點化 / 点化
* 點卯 / 点卯 (diǎnmǎo)
* 點召 / 点召
* 點召令 / 点召令
* 點名 / 点名 (diǎnmíng)
* 點名冊 / 点名册
* 點唱 / 点唱 (diǎnchàng)
* 點唱機 / 点唱机
* 點土成金 / 点土成金
* 點垛 / 点垛
* 點子 / 点子 (diǎnzi)
* 點字 / 点字 (diǎnzì)
* 點定 / 点定
* 點將 / 点将
* 點將錄 / 点将录 (diǎnjiànglù)
* 點對 / 点对
* 點差 / 点差
* 點心 / 点心 (diǎnxīn)
* 點戲 / 点戏
* 點手 / 点手
* 點扎
* 點把 / 点把
* 點拗 / 点拗
* 點指畫字 / 点指画字
* 點描畫法 / 点描画法
* 點播 / 点播 (diǎnbō)
* 點撥 / 点拨 (diǎnbō)
* 點擊 / 点击 (diǎnjī)
* 點收 / 点收 (diǎnshōu)
* 點景 / 点景
* 點札 / 点札
* 點染 / 点染
* 點染雲煙 / 点染云烟
* 點榜 / 点榜
* 點檢 / 点检 (diǎnjiǎn)
* 點檢形骸 / 点检形骸
* 點檢所 / 点检所
* 點歌 / 点歌 (diǎngē)
* 點水 / 点水
* 點水不漏 / 点水不漏
* 點汙 / 点污
* 點湯 / 点汤
* 點滴 / 点滴 (diǎndī)
* 點漆 / 点漆
* 點火 / 点火 (diǎnhuǒ)
* 點灶燈 / 点灶灯
* 點照 / 点照
* 點煙器 / 点烟器
* 點燃 / 点燃 (diǎnrán)
* 點燈 / 点灯 (diǎndēng)
* 點痣 / 点痣
* 點發 / 点发
* 點眼 / 点眼 (diǎnyǎn)
* 點睛 / 点睛 (diǎnjīng)
* 點睛之筆 / 点睛之笔 (diǎnjīngzhībǐ)
* 點石成金 / 点石成金 (diǎnshíchéngjīn)
* 點砌 / 点砌
* 點破 / 点破 (diǎnpò)
* 點票 / 点票 (diǎnpiào)
* 點視 / 点视
* 點穴 / 点穴 (diǎnxué)
* 點竄 / 点窜
* 點索 / 点索
* 點紙 / 点纸
* 點紙畫字 / 点纸画字
* 點紙節 / 点纸节
* 點絳唇 / 点绛唇
* 點綴 / 点缀 (diǎnzhuì)
* 點繡女 / 点绣女
* 點翠 / 点翠 (diǎncuì)
* 點翳 / 点翳
* 點脣 / 点唇
* 點腳 / 点脚
* 點花牌 / 点花牌
* 點花茶 / 点花茶
* 點苔 / 点苔
* 點茶 / 点茶 (diǎnchá)
* 點菜 / 点菜 (diǎncài)
* 點著 / 点著
* 點號 / 点号 (diǎnhào)
* 點行 / 点行
* 點補 / 点补
* 點解 / 点解 (dim2 gaai2)
* 點評 / 点评 (diǎnpíng)
* 點軍 / 点军 (Diǎnjūn)
* 點選 / 点选
* 點酥 / 点酥
* 點醒 / 点醒 (diǎnxǐng)
* 點金成鐵 / 点金成铁
* 點鈔 / 点钞 (diǎnchāo)
* 點鈔券 / 点钞券
* 點鈔機 / 点钞机
* 點鋼槍 / 点钢枪
* 點鋼鍬 / 点钢锹
* 點鐘 / 点钟 (diǎnzhōng)
* 點鐵成金 / 点铁成金
* 點閘 / 点闸
* 點閱 / 点阅 (diǎnyuè)
* 點閱召集 / 点阅召集
* 點頭 / 点头 (diǎntóu)
* 點頭之交 / 点头之交 (diǎntóuzhījiāo)
* 點頭哈腰 / 点头哈腰 (diǎntóuhāyāo)
* 點頭幌腦 / 点头幌脑
* 點頭會意 / 点头会意
* 點頭稱善 / 点头称善
* 點頭答應 / 点头答应
* 點題 / 点题
* 點額 / 点额
* 點飢 / 点饥 (diǎnjī)
* 點首 / 点首
* 點香 / 点香 (diǎnxiāng)
* 點驗 / 点验
* 點鬼之談 / 点鬼之谈
* 點鬼簿 / 点鬼簿
* 點點 / 点点 (diǎndiǎn)
* 點點搠搠 / 点点搠搠
* 點點滴滴 / 点点滴滴 (diǎndiǎndīdī)
* 點點點 / 点点点 (diǎndiǎndiǎn)
* 鼓點 / 鼓点 (gǔdiǎn)
* 鼓點子 / 鼓点子
* 齊煙九點 / 齐烟九点
* 龍門點額 / 龙门点额

### Etymology 2

Fusion of 底物 (MC tejX mjut), literally “what thing” (Guo, 2003).
Often related to 怎 (zam2) due to similar syllable structure.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): dim$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dim$^2$
*** Yale: dím
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dim$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dim$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːm³⁵/

#### Definitions

點
* (Cantonese) how
       faan$^1$ ke$^{4-2}$ jing$^1$ goi$^1$ dim$^2$ zing$^2$? [Jyutping]
       How should I prepare tomatoes?
       ni$^1$ go$^3$ dim$^2$ syun$^3$ hai$^6$ co$^3$ ne$^1$? [Jyutping]
       How is this wrong? (lit. "How does this count as wrong?")
       keoi$^5$ dim$^2$ dou$^1$ wui$^5$ jung$^6$ faai$^3$ zi$^2$ sik$^6$ faan$^6$. [Jyutping]
       He always insists on using (lit. "regardless of how, will use") chopsticks to eat.
       keoi$^5$ mou$^4$ leon$^6$ dim$^2$ dou$^1$ wui$^5$ gaau$^2$ co$^3$ ge$^3$. [Jyutping]
       He is guaranteed to mess it up no matter what (lit. "no matter how").
    點都唔肯／点都唔肯 [Cantonese] ― dim$^2$ dou$^1$ m$^4$ hang$^2$ [Jyutping] ― unwilling, no matter what
    你想點呀？／你想点呀？ [Cantonese] ― nei$^5$ soeng$^2$ dim$^2$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping] ― What do you want?
       kam$^4$ jat$^6$ go$^3$ daan$^6$ gou$^1$ zing$^2$ sing$^4$ dim$^2$ aa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       How did the cake from yesterday go?
    From: 許冠傑, 半斤八兩 (bànjīnbāliǎng)
    sap$^1$ seoi$^2$ paau$^3$ zoeng$^3$ dim$^2$ wui$^5$ hoeng$^2$? [Jyutping]
    How is a wet firecracker going to go off?
    From: 許冠傑, 加價熱潮
    cyun$^4$ bou$^6$ jiu$^3$ gaa$^1$ caam$^2$ dou$^3$ gik$^6$, to$^4$ leoi$^4$ cyun$^4$ gaa$^1$, kaau$^3$ fan$^6$ loeng$^4$ dim$^2$ gau$^3$ sik$^6$, zeot$^1$ zi$^1$ caa$^4$ dou$^{3-2}$ si$^6$ jau$^4$ dou$^1$ mou$^5$ dik$^1$ [Jyutping]
    All of the prices have to going up; it's extremely miserable. I'm burdening my whole family. How is there enough to live off my salary? Finally, I found out there isn't even a drop of soy sauce.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 如何, 何以, 若何 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 如何, 怎樣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 怎麼樣兒, 怎樣兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 怎麼樣, 怎樣, 如何 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 怎麼樣, 怎樣, 如何 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 怎麼樣, 怎樣, 如何 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 怎麼樣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 咋樣兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 咋個樣, 咋個樣子, 啷個樣, 啷個樣子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 麼樣, 麼樣子, 哪樣, 哪樣子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 啷子樣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 怎們樣, 哪一個樣, 哪一個樣子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 怎樣 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 點樣, 點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 點樣, 點 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 點樣, 點 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 點樣, 點樣做 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 點 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 點子 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huancheng) | 點子 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nanlang) | 點子 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Xiaolan) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Henglan) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongfeng) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nantou) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Fusha) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shalang) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Gangkou) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huangpu) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Minzhong) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Banfu) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanzhou) | 點, 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 點樣 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 點 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 幾何 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 點樣, 點 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 啷樣, 啷 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 仰般, 仰仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 仰般, 仰仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 仰仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 仰般 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 仰脣, 仰 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 仰般, 仰般形 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 仰子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 咋, 咋底 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 何如, 何如事 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 將樣, 蔣樣, 蔣其 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 按怎, 怎樣, 啥款 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 障仔, 怎樣, 按怎, 啥款 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 按怎, 怎樣, 啥款 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 按怎, 怎仔樣, 怎樣仔, 啥款 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 按怎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 按怎 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 障仔, 怎樣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 在生樣, 乜生樣, 做呢 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 在生 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 在生, 在生樣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 做呢, 做呢樣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 做呢, 在生 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 哪, 哪樣 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 哪能, 哪能介, 哪能樣子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 捺亨 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 訾那, 訾那能 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 何是, 何裡 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 麼家 |

#### Compounds

* 點樣 / 点样 (dim$^2$ joeng$^{6-2}$, “how”) (Cantonese)
* 點算 / 点算 (dim$^2$ syun$^3$, “what to do”) (Cantonese)
* 點解 / 点解 (dim$^2$ gaai$^2$, “why”) (Cantonese)

#### See also

* 邊／边 (“how [could one possibly]”)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 点 |
| Kyūjitai | 點 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 点)
* Kyūjitai form of 点

#### Readings

* Go-on: てん (ten)
* Kan-on: てん (ten)
* Kun: さす (sasu, 點す)、たてる (tateru, 點てる)、つく (tsuku, 點く)、つける (tsukeru, 點ける)、とぼす (tobosu, 點す)、ともす (tomosu, 點す)、ぼち (bochi, 點)

## Korean
### Alternative forms

* 점 (点, jeom)
* 점 (奌, jeom)

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 點 (MC temX).

### Hanja

點 (eumhun 점 점 (jeom jeom))
* hanja form of 점 (“point; dot; spot; speck”)

#### Compounds

* 강점 (强點/強點, gangjeom, “strong point”)
* 거점 (據點, geojeom, “stronghold; foothold”)
* 결점 (缺點, gyeoljeom, “flaw; defect”)
* 관점 (觀點, gwanjeom, “point of view”)
* 단점 (短點, danjeom, “disadvantage”)
* 만점 (滿點, manjeom, “perfect score”)
* 시점 (始點, sijeom, “starting point”)
* 시점 (時點, sijeom, “point (in time)”)
* 시점 (視點, sijeom, “perspective”)
* 약점 (弱點, yakjeom, “weakness, weak point”)
* 원점 (原點, wonjeom, “origin”)
* 장점 (長點, jangjeom, “advantage”)
* 점검 (點檢, jeomgeom, “inspection”)
* 점수 (點數, jeomsu, “point; score”)
* 점심 (點心, jeomsim, “lunch”)
* 점화 (點火, jeomhwa, “ignition”)
* 정점 (頂點, jeongjeom, “peak”)
* 채점 (採點, chaejeom, “grading”)
* 초점 (焦點, chojeom, “focal point”)
* 허점 (虛點, heojeom, “loophole”)
* 흠점 (欠點, heumjeom, “flaw”)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 37.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

點: Hán Việt readings: điểm
點: Nôm readings: chấm, đếm, chúm, đém, đêm, đóm
* chữ Hán form of điểm (“a dot, a point, a period”).
* chữ Hán form of điểm (“to identify, to choose, to nominate”).
* chữ Nôm form of đếm (“to count, to number, to enumerate”).
* chữ Nôm form of chấm (“to dip in, to punctuate”).

#### References

* ↑ Trần (1999).
* 1 2 3 Bonet (1899).
* 1 2 3 Génibrel (1898).
* 1 2 3 4 5 Hồ (1976).
* ↑ Trần (2004).
* Nom Foundation