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Chinese symbol for “spot”

点子
diǎn zi
Traditional: 點子
spot; point; dot; speck

The closest CC-CEDICT match for spot is 点子 (diǎn zi), defined as: spot; point; dot; speck; drop (of liquid); droplet.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
子 zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “spot”

WordPinyinMeaning
斑bānspot; colored patch
斑点 (斑點)bān diǎnspot; stain
现场 (現場)xiàn chǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot
点 (點)diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
斑块 (斑塊)bān kuàipatch; spot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 点子.

WordPinyinMeaning
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
有点 (有點)yǒu diǎna little
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
电子 (電子)diàn zǐelectronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “spot”.

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.

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