diǎn

law; standard work of scholarship; canon

HSK 3 #1044

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 1044th character
Radical ⼋ (12.6)
Strokes 8
Index # 1092

Definitions

典 diǎn
  1. 1. law
  2. 2. standard work of scholarship
  3. 3. canon
  4. 4. ceremony
  5. 5. literary quotation or allusion
  6. 6. to be in charge of
  7. 7. to mortgage or pawn

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Words containing 典

Word Meaning
classical language
classical language
classical music
classical music
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argot; codeword
apocryphal writings
apocryphal writings
wedding; marriage celebration
treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom); canonical text
inauguration
inauguration
Kangxi Dictionary of Chinese characters
to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
mental lexicon
mental lexicon
celebration
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
drill book
old classics; old customs; cause
to forget one’s roots; ignore one’s ancestors
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
neoclassical
neoclassicism