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Meaning of 典

Pinyin diǎn

Radical

八

Strokes

Definition

canon / dictionary

Usage

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典 [diǎn] 名 (noun) 1. 可以作为标准的书籍: work of standard scholarship; classics 例如: ～籍。字～。词～。经～。引经据～。 (e.g., canon, dictionary, word dictionary, scripture canon, quoting from scriptures) 2. 标准，法则: norm 例如: ～章。～制。～故。～范。～雅。～礼。～型。 (e.g., standard chapter, standard system, standard customs, standard model, standard elegance, standard rites, standard type) 3. 指典礼: ceremony 例如: 盛～。大～。 (e.g., grand ceremony, major ceremony) 4. 主持，主管: be in charge of 例如: ～试。～狱。 (e.g., presiding over examinations, in charge of prisons) 5. 活买活卖，到期可以赎: mortgage 例如: ～卖。～押。～契。 (e.g., mortgaging sell, mortgaging, mortgage contract) 6. 姓: surname 动 (verb) 1. 主持; 主管: be in charge of 例如: 命汝典乐。 (e.g., appoint you in charge of music) 2. 抵押: mortgage 例如: 朝回日日典春衣。 (e.g., returning every day with spring clothing as collateral) 形 (adjective) 意为: 庄重高雅。指文章、言辞有典据，高雅而不浅俗: refined; terse 例如: 典畅。典则俊雅。典辞。典藻。 (e.g., elegance in writing, refined and dignified language, elegant text, exquisite wording) Overall, the character "典" encompasses meanings related to standard works, norms, ceremonies, presiding, mortgage, and also serves as a surname, reflecting its multifaceted usage in the Chinese language.

大典 dà diǎn

ceremony / collection of classical writings

瑞典 Ruì diǎn

Sweden

庆典 qìng diǎn

celebration

经典 jīng diǎn

the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical

雅典 Yǎ diǎn

Athens, capital of Greece

词典 cí diǎn

dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3] / CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]

古典 gǔ diǎn

classical

典礼 diǎn lǐ

celebration / ceremony

法典 fǎ diǎn

legal code / statute

典雅 diǎn yǎ

refined / elegant

典范 diǎn fàn

model / example / paragon

典章 diǎn zhāng

institution / institutional

字典 zì diǎn

dictionary / character dictionary / CL:本[ben3]

典籍 diǎn jí

ancient books or records

典故 diǎn gù

classical story or quote from the literature

非典 fēi diǎn

atypical pneumonia / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / SARS

古典主义 gǔ diǎn zhǔ yì

classicism

恩典 ēn diǎn

favor / grace

辞典 cí diǎn

dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3] / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

典型 diǎn xíng

model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative

典狱 diǎn yù

prison warder