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Animated Stroke Order 典
Stroke Order Diagrams 典
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HSK Vocabulary: 典
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 典 is used in context
1
xué学
xiào校
jǔ举
xíng行
le了
bì毕
yè业
diǎn典
lǐ礼
。
The school held a graduation ceremony.
2
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
shǐ使
yòng用
zì字
diǎn典
chá查
shēng生
cí词
。
I often use a dictionary to look up new words.
3
zhè这
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
zhōng中
guó国
jiàn建
zhù筑
fēng风
gé格
。
This is a typical Chinese architectural style.
4
zhè这
shì是
yī一
běn本
cí词
diǎn典
。
This is a dictionary.
5
wǒ我
jīng经
cháng常
yòng用
cí词
diǎn典
chá查
shēng生
cí词
。
I often use a dictionary to look up new words.
6
zhè这
běn本
diàn电
zǐ子
cí词
diǎn典
gōng功
néng能
hěn很
quán全
，
hái还
néng能
fā发
yīn音
。
This electronic dictionary has many functions and can even pronounce words.
7
zhè这
běn本
shū书
shì是
gǔ古
diǎn典
de的
。
This book is classical.
8
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
tīng听
gǔ古
diǎn典
yīn音
yuè乐
，
tā它
ràng让
wǒ我
gǎn感
jué觉
hěn很
fàng放
sōng松
。
I like listening to classical music; it makes me feel very relaxed.
9
zhè这
zuò座
jiàn建
zhù筑
de的
shè设
jì计
róng融
hé合
le了
gǔ古
diǎn典
yǔ与
xiàn现
dài代
yuán元
sù素
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
fēi非
cháng常
dú独
tè特
。
The design of this building combines classical and modern elements, making it look very unique.
10
zhè这
běn本
shū书
shì是
jīng经
diǎn典
。
This book is a classic.
Information
Traditional典
Radical八
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#389
Zhuyinㄉㄧㄢˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5178
CangjieTBC
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality