典(diǎn)

HSK 28 strokes

canon

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Character information

Pinyin
diǎn
Meaning
canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 典 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱曲八

Two hands 八 holding a book 冊

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

曲qǔ八bā

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 典 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 典

Common words using 典 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zì字diǎn典
HSK 2

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with…

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diǎn典xíng型
HSK 4

model

Open 典型 page →
diǎn典lǐ礼
HSK 5

ceremony; celebration

Open 典礼 page →
gǔ古diǎn典
HSK 6

classical

Open 古典 page →
diǎn典fàn范
HSK 7-9

model

Open 典范 page →
yǐn引jīng经jù据diǎn典
HSK 7-9

lit. to quote the classics

Open 引经据典 page →
qìng庆diǎn典
HSK 7-9

celebration

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shì事diǎn典

encyclopedia

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Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 典’s common words

字型礼古范引经据

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