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din2
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[1] [n] rule; statute; law; canon [2] [n] tale or story from the classics; an allusion [3] [v] pawn; mortgage [4] [v] take charge of Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: 八 (#12)
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字典
zi6 din2 = dictionary
辭典
ci4 din2 = word/component dictionary
詞典
ci4 din2 = word/component dictionary
雅典
ngaa5 din2 = Athens
瑞典
seoi6 din2 = Sweden
經典
ging1 din2 = scriptures; classics
典禮
din2 lai5 = celebration; ceremony
典型
din2 jing4 = typical; representative; model; example; specimen; type
古典
gu2 din2 = classical
心理詞典
sam1 lei5 ci4 din2 = mental lexiconSee all 42 compounds |
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Decimal representation of this word: 典
Unicode code for this character: U+5178 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 典
Unicode code for this character: U+5178 (off-site link)
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