diǎn

典

law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation

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Words with 典

字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary HSK 2
词典 cí diǎn dictionary; also written 辞典 HSK 2
经典 jīng diǎn the classics; scriptures HSK 4
典型 diǎn xíng model; typical case HSK 4
典礼 diǎn lǐ celebration; ceremony HSK 5
辞典 cí diǎn dictionary (variant of 词典) HSK 5
古典 gǔ diǎn classical HSK 6
庆典 qìng diǎn celebration HSK 7–9
典范 diǎn fàn model; example HSK 7–9
引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom) HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
八 eight; all around, all sides
Parts
曲 + 八
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+5178

Ideographic: Two hands 八 holding a book 冊