| 點 | 687C20 41S.40-2 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄉㄧㄢˇ [dian3] . [Pop.  ， ] |
| 點 | 687C20 41S.40-2 | 部居 | 畫數 17 | ㄉㄧㄢˇ [dian3] . [Pop. ，] | ||
| N. | (1) A drop (of liquid): 雨點 raindrops; a tiny amount; esp. 一點兒 [yi1diaaer0], a little bit, a little; 一點兒不怕 not the least bit frightened, also 一點點 ditto; 一點點零錢 a small amount of change or spare money; 一點（兒）小意思 (modest of gift) just a small token; 不能有一點錯 do not allow the slightest mistake; 差一點兒 a little off, by a small margin, almost; 大一點 slightly bigger; 點滴歸公 every cent goes into the public account. (2) A dot in callig.: 污點 a dirty mark, a blot (on paper, upon character). (3) A point: 交叉點 (in geometry) point of intersection; 起點，終點 point of departure, terminal point; 重點，要點 important point; 焦點 focal point; 第一點 firstly, the first point; the decimal point: 零點一 (0.1); 零點十二 (0.12). (4) An hour: 兩點半 half past two; 一點鐘 one hour, one o'clock. (5) Light refreshment: 早點 breakfast; 點心 [dian3xin1]↓. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Touch lightly, as with finger, brush or rod, make slight movement: 點首 (示意) make a slight nod; 點手 beckon with hand; 點頭哈腰兒 make a nod and bend slightly in greeting; 蜻蜒點水 use a light touch in writing as dragonfly skims water surface; 點鐵 (or 石) 成金 the golden touch in writing by dextrous use of a word; 點金成鐵 disastrous correction; 畫龍點睛 put life into, like dotting the eyeball in painting a dragon; 點破，點穿 expose (lie, falsehood), point out the secret; 點醒 remind gently (of a mistake), make a timely reminder, help understanding by a clue. (2) Mark off, tick off, punctuate, underline: 點去錯字 cross out wrong word; 圈點句子 mark off sentence by punctuation or making circles and dots along line (for good or important sentences); 點句讀 ([dian3jU4dou4]) mark by commas and periods; 點定 in editing, decide on correct word among variant texts; 點竄 delete and interpolate. (3) Check, tick off on inventory: 點交，點收 thus deliver, receive; 點勘，點檢 inspect, check item by item; 請你點一點 please check if all is there; 點名，點卯 make roll call; 點齊 see that all is in, all accounted for; select by marking off: 點將 (select and) appoint commander for war; 點菜 select dishes from menu, ?la carte; 點戲 select play from repertoire offered. (4) Light, kindle: 點香煙，燈，火 light a cigarette, lamp, fire. | |||||
| Words | 1. 點兵 [dian3bing1], v.i., muster soldiers. 2. 點滴 [dian3di2], n., droplet: 點滴在心頭 much left unsaid. 3. 點饑 [dian3ji1], v.i., have slight snack to relieve hunger. 4. 點腳（兒） [dian2jiao3] ([er0]), v.i., walk lamely, with one foot barely touching the ground. 5. 點綴 [dian3zhui4], v.t. & n., add a lively detail on painting or writing or furniture in a room, such details serving for contrast or ornament: 點綴一下 give a touch of color, embellish a little. 6. 點鐘 [dian3zhong1], n., hour, o’clock: 兩點鐘 two hours or two o'clock. 7. 點主 [dian2zhu3], v.i., formerly, to officiate at a funeral ceremony, to consecrate spirit tablet (神主) by putting dot on the character 主. 8. 點名 [dian3ming2]1, v.i. & n., (make) roll call. 9. 點明 [dian3ming2]2, v.t., point out (importance, meaning). 10. 點染 [dian2ran3], v.t. & n., add little details in writing, painting. 11. 點心 [dian3xin1], n., snack; pastry. 12. 點穴 [dian3xUe2], v.i. & n., part of Chin. karate, hitting at selected points, capable of causing internal bleeding and death. 13. 點頭 [dian3tou2], v.t., give a nod: 點頭示意 do so as a signal. 14. 點子 [dian3zi0], n., a drop, a dot, point (as in price index). 15. 點字 [dian3zi4], n., braille. 16. 點眼 [dian2yan3], v.i., secure a point of anchorage in Chin. chess or go. | |||||