Chinese symbol for “bit”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bit is 一点 (yī diǎn), defined as: a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一点钟 (yī diǎn zhōng)).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bit”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 比特 | bǐ tè | bit (binary digit) (loanword) |
| 衔 (銜) | xián | bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth |
| 些许 (些許) | xiē xǔ | a few; a little; a bit |
| 镳 (鑣) | biāo | bit (of a bridle); variant of 镖 (biāo) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 一点.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 观点 (觀點) | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bit”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.