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diǎn

law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation

💡 Ideographic: Two hands 八 holding a book 冊

HSK 3 8 strokes Common (11%)

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Component Breakdown

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crooked, bent; wrong, false

eight; all around, all sides

⿱曲八 i

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Component Tree i

qū

曲

crooked, bent; wrong, false

📷 Pictographic: A folded object 曰

6 strokes HSK 6

yuē

曰

to speak; to say

💡 Ideographic: Picture of an open 一 mouth 口

4 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⿰丨丨

Radical component

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 典 (82)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written [[辭典|辞典<cídiǎn>]] / CL:[[部<bù>]], [[本<běn>]]

dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written [[辭典|辞典<cídiǎn>]] / CL:[[部<bù>]], [[本<běn>]]

the classics / scriptures / classical

the classics / scriptures / classical

model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative

model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative

celebration / ceremony

celebration / ceremony

canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn

dictionary / character dictionary / CL:[[本<běn>]]

dictionary / character dictionary / CL:[[本<běn>]]

model / example / paragon

model / example / paragon

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