一点三 (yī diǎn sān) — 1.3, one point three (decimal number)

Definition

Reads 1.3 as a decimal number: 一点三点… The 点 marks the decimal point, said between the whole number and the fractional digits (一点三, not 一点三).

numeral

1.3one point three (decimal number)

一点三。
Zhè ge shù zì shì yī diǎn sān.
This number is 1.3.
一点三。
Píng guǒ de jià gé shì yī diǎn sān yuán yì jīn.
The price of apples is 1.3 yuan per jin.
一点三。
Tā de chéng jì cóng yì bǎi fēn tí gāo dào yī diǎn sān bǎi fēn.
His score improved from 100 to 1.3 percent.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.