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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)

经典
jīngdiǎn
the classics
HSK 5
瑞典
Ruìdiǎn
Sweden
典故
diǎngù
allusion (to classic story or saying)
典当
diǎndàng
to pawn
恩典
ēndiǎn
favor
庆典
qìngdiǎn
celebration
典礼
diǎnlǐ
celebration
HSK 6
操典
cāodiǎn
drill book
故典
gùdiǎn
old classics
典章
diǎnzhāng
institution
非典
fēidiǎn
atypical pneumonia
典范
diǎnfàn
model
法典
fǎdiǎn
legal code
雅典
Yǎdiǎn
Athens, capital of Greece
典藏
diǎncáng
repository of items of cultural significance
典质
diǎnzhì
to mortgage
典雅
diǎnyǎ
refined
盛典
shèngdiǎn
majestic pomp
古典
gǔdiǎn
classical
HSK 5
祭典
jìdiǎn
sacrificial ceremony

Metadata

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

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