The Chinese word for to point is
指

zhǐ

Chinese Definition

point
1. 名词. 点
2. 动词. 指出

Translations for point and their definitions

点
1. Variant of 點

分
1. to divide; to separate
這項工作分兩階段進行。 - This exercise is divided into two stages.
分成五塊 - split into 5 pieces
2. to distribute; to allocate; to assign; to allot
他和兒子分吃了一張比薩餅。 - He shared a pizza with his son.
他和我一起分苹果。 - He divided the apples with me.
他們分到了一幢住房。 - They were allotted a house to live in.
3. to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart
我分不清他們。他們長得太像了。 - I cannot tell them apart. They are very much alike.
他是一個懦夫，一個分不清蠻力和大丈夫氣概的恃強凌弱者。 - He's a coward and a bully who confuses physical strength with manhood.
4. to break up; to end a relationship; to separate
5. (Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to give
6. (Hakka, Teochew) by
分pûn 人罵 - to be scolded (by people), H
7. minute (unit of time)
分鐘 - minute
現在是 7 點 45 分。 - It's quarter to eight now.
8. minute (unit of angle, 1/60 of a degree)
9. fraction; proportion
used to indicate a fraction
10. (education, competition, etc.) point; mark
本題佔五十分。 - This question counts for 50 points.
我得了多少shǎo 分？ - What's my score?
攞高分 - to get high marks
11. (Shanghainese Wu, slang) ten of a currency designation
12. (Shanghainese Wu, by extension) money
還分 - tr=3hhue+1fen, to return money, SH
13. one tenth
14. deci- (SI unit prefix)
15. (numismatics) 0.01 yuan (or dollar, etc.); cent
16. one tenth of a a unit of length
17. (Hong Kong) fan, legally defined as 0.00371475 metres
18. (Mainland) Short for 市分 (,) equivalent to 0.33 cm
19. one tenth of a a unit of area
20. a candareen (a unit of weight), one tenth of a cash
21. (historical) an ancient small unit of time
22. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to beg (ask for food or money as charity)
23. part; share; portion
24. ingredient; component
25. duty; responsibility
26. status; standing
27. lot; fate; destiny
28. mutual affection
29. Alternative form of 份 (classifier)
30. Short for 分之
31. =====Usage notes=====
32. Many of the senses are now written with the specialised character 份.

點
1. dot; spot; speck
在地圖上，城鎮是用小紅點標出的。 - On the map towns were marked by a red dot.
船在遠處的水平線上成了一個小點。 - The ship became a mere dot on the horizon.
2. place; point; spot
3. point; aspect
他在這點上很堅持。 - He is most insistent on this point.
4. o'clock
我今天 6 點去看他。 - I am going to see him today at six o'clock.
現在幾點了？六點了。 - What time is it? It's six o'clock.
5. time
飯點 - mealtime
6. (mathematics) point
我們可以用一條直線把點 A 和 B 聯結起來。 - We can join point A to point B with a straight line.
7. (mathematics) decimal point
收據上的價格讀作「三點二十四」。 - The price read "three point twenty four" on the receipt.
點-分十進制 - dot-decimal notation (lit. dot-delimited decimal)
8. percent; percentage point
我們今年的利潤是八個點。
9. drop
雨點 - raindrop
10. (Chinese calligraphy) a dot stroke ((m, mul, ㇔))
11. to nominate; to mention (one's name)
老師點你回答問題。 - The teacher asked you to answer the question.
12. to count
點鈔 - to count banknotes
13. to choose; to select; to order (food)
Synonyms: 叫
他們點了一些食物和一大碗湯。 - They ordered some food and a big bowl of soup.
14. to nod
他點一下頭，指明了這個地方。 - He indicated the place by a nod of his head.
15. to point
16. to tap; to touch
17. to click
18. to light; to ignite
點香 - to burn incense
19. a little; a bit; some
你能再給我點茶嗎？ - Would you please give me some more tea?
我想要點蛋糕。 - I want some cake.
他有點蒼白。 - He's a little pale.
今天有點冷。 - It's a little cold today.
20. (Cantonese) to dip in (sauce)
21. (Cantonese) to trick; to misguide
老點
22. (Cantonese) to command
23. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) extreme
攰到一個點 - extremely tired, C, lit=tired to an extreme -
24. =====Usage notes=====
25. 一點 (meaning: "a bit") is pronounced yì diǎn, following the sandhi rule.
26. When followed by the minutes, 十二時三十分.
27. (Cantonese) how
番茄ke4-2 應該點整？ - How should I prepare tomatoes?
呢ni1個點算係錯呢？ - How is this wrong? (lit. "How does this count as wrong?")
佢點都會用筷子食飯。 - He always insists on using (lit. "regardless of how, will use") chopsticks to eat.
佢無論點都會搞錯嘅。 - He is guaranteed to mess it up no matter what (lit. "no matter how").
點都唔肯 - unwilling, no matter what
你想點呀？ - What do you want?
琴日個蛋糕整成點呀？ - How did the cake from yesterday go?