TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
點
ㄉㄧㄢˇ · diǎn
noun/verb — dot, point; o'clock; to light, to order
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{t,d}↔{zh,ch,sh}IFTzhān → diǎn — the {zh,ch,sh}↔{d,t} crossing; the same 占 turns diàn in 店, stays zhàn in 站
A small black (黑) mark — the dot; 占 zhān lends the sound, worn from zh to d — the same donor sits in 店 diàn and 站 zhàn. From the dot outward: a point on a line, the marks on the clock face — 三點, and the touch that starts things — 點火、點菜、點名.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
筆尖在紙上輕輕一碰——一個小黑（黑）點。
The brush tip touches the paper once — one small black (黑) dot.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)小黑點— a small black mark
→一點、地點— a point; a spot; a little常用
→三點鐘— o'clock — the clock face's marks
→點火、點菜、點名— to light, order, call the roll — touching each item once
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension