典 (din2 | dian3 tian3) : rule; statute; law; canon

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典

din2

dian3 tian3

[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)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

典

This word has been viewed 8086 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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字典 zi6 din2 zi4 dian3 = dictionary

抄字典 caau3 zi6 din2 chao1 zi4 dian3 = search through a dictionary 粵

辭典 ci4 din2 ci2 dian3 = word/component dictionary

詞典 ci4 din2 ci2 dian3 = word/component dictionary

雅典 ngaa5 din2 ya3 dian3 = Athens

瑞典 seoi6 din2 rui4 dian3 = Sweden

經典 ging1 din2 jing1 dian3 = scriptures; classics

典禮 din2 lai5 dian3 li3 = celebration; ceremony

典型 din2 jing4 dian3 xing2 = typical; representative; model; example; specimen; type

古典 gu2 din2 = classical
See all 51 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏粵
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
[Lit. classical music, I comparatively like flute solo ]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 典
Unicode code for this character: U+5178 (off-site link)

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