diǎn

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

fire (灬) + sound (占) = a small precise touch or dot

灬 carries the meaning: a tiny flame applied precisely — a dab of fire. 占 provides the sound diǎn and does not carry the meaning here.

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Words with 点

G点

g diǎn

G-spot

逗点

dòu diǎn

comma

这么点

zhè me diǎn

such a small amount of (money, time etc)

远地点

yuǎn dì diǎn

apogee

远拱点

yuǎn gǒng diǎn

(astronomy) apoapsis

远日点

yuǎn rì diǎn

aphelion, the furthest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun

选点

xuǎn diǎn

to choose an appropriate location

银点

yín diǎn

the silver point

销售时点

xiāo shòu shí diǎn

point of sale

销售时点情报系统

xiāo shòu shí diǎn qíng bào xì tǒng

point of sale system

销售点

xiāo shòu diǎn

point of sale (POS)

锚点

máo diǎn

anchor point

More characters with 占