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Character

典 diǎn

HSK 2Character

canon

Radical
八
Strokes
8
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
曲 八
Traditional
典
Frequency
#679 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

diǎn

dian3
  1. canon CC-CEDICT
  2. law CC-CEDICT
  3. standard work of scholarship CC-CEDICT
  4. literary quotation or allusion CC-CEDICT
  5. ceremony CC-CEDICT
  6. to be in charge of CC-CEDICT
  7. to mortgage or pawn CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 典

Draw “典” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 这是一本经典的书。

    zhè shì yì běn jīng diǎn de shū

    This is a classic book.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他们在学校有一个典礼。

    tā men zài xué xiào yǒu yí ge diǎn lǐ

    They have a ceremony at school.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这本字典对我很有用。

    zhè běn zì diǎn duì wǒ hěn yǒu yòng

    This dictionary is very useful to me.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 典

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典型diǎn xíngtypical; showing the usual qualities of a kind of person or thingWordHSK 4典礼diǎn lǐa formal event for something important, like a wedding or school openingWordHSK 5典范diǎn fàna very good example that people should followWordHSK 7–9典座diǎn zuò(Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monasteryWord典当diǎn dàngto pawnWord
典押diǎn yāto pawn↗See 典当WordUnreviewed
典故diǎn gùclassical story or quote from the literatureWord典章diǎn zhānginstitutionWord典籍diǎn jíancient books or recordsWord典藏diǎn cángrepository of items of cultural significanceWord典质diǎn zhìto mortgageWord典雅diǎn yǎrefined; elegantWord

Same radical 八

All characters with 八 →
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