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殿
diàn
1. palace hall
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

殿
diàn
hall; palace; temple
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (19)

偏殿
piāndiàn
side palace hall
大殿
dàdiàn
main hall of a Buddhist temple
宫殿
gōngdiàn
palace
HSK 6
宝殿
bǎodiàn
king's palace
正殿
zhèngdiàn
main hall of a Buddhist temple
殿下
diànxià
Your Majesty (honorific)
殿堂
diàntáng
palace
殿卫
diànwèi
fullback (sports)
殿试
diànshì
court examination, the top grade imperial exam
殿军
diànjūn
runner-up
神殿
shéndiàn
shrine
圣殿
shèngdiàn
temple
太和殿
Tàihédiàn
the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"
森罗殿
Sēnluódiàn
Yama's palace
金銮殿
jīnluándiàn
throne room
大雄宝殿
dàxióngbǎodiàn
Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration [[大雄<dàxióng>]]
森罗宝殿
Sēnluóbǎodiàn
Yama's palace
圣伯多禄大殿
ShèngBóduōlùDàdiàn
St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
无事不登三宝殿
wúshìbùdēngsānbǎodiàn
lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,554
Word Frequency Rank
3,529 of 84,292

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