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典
diǎn
1. canon
2. law
3. standard work of scholarship
4. literary quotation or allusion
5. ceremony
6. to be in charge of
7. to mortgage or pawn
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

典
diǎn
law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

事典
shìdiǎn
encyclopedia
佛典
Fódiǎn
Buddhist scriptures
仪典
yídiǎn
ceremony
典型
diǎnxíng
model
HSK 6
典故
diǎngù
allusion (to classic story or saying)
典当
diǎndàng
to pawn
典礼
diǎnlǐ
celebration
HSK 6
典章
diǎnzhāng
institution
典范
diǎnfàn
model
典籍
diǎnjí
ancient books or records
典藏
diǎncáng
repository of items of cultural significance
典质
diǎnzhì
to mortgage
典雅
diǎnyǎ
refined
古典
gǔdiǎn
classical
HSK 5
大典
dàdiǎn
ceremony
婚典
hūndiǎn
wedding
字典
zìdiǎn
dictionary
宝典
bǎodiǎn
canonical text
恩典
ēndiǎn
favor
庆典
qìngdiǎn
celebration

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,043
Word Frequency Rank
2,050 of 84,292

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