Where does “点” come from?

点 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.

点 (Japanese): spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point

Definitions

  1. spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point

Ancestry of “点”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese點mark, spot; dot, mark

Words derived from “点”

Every word from Middle Chinese 點 →