palace hall; main building of a temple
Animated Stroke Order 殿
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HSK Vocabulary: 殿
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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 殿 is used in context
1
dà大
diàn殿
nèi内
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
fó佛
xiàng像
。
The main hall houses a Buddha statue
2
diàn殿
xià下
qǐng请
wǎng往
zhè这
biān边
zǒu走
。
Your Highness, please come this way
3
zhè这
zuò座
gōng宫
diàn殿
jiàn建
yú于
míng明
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
。
This palace was built during the Ming Dynasty
4
zhè这
shì是
gōng宫
diàn殿
。
This is a palace.
5
gù故
gōng宫
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
gōng宫
diàn殿
。
The Forbidden City was the palace of ancient Chinese emperors.
6
zhè这
zuò座
gōng宫
diàn殿
de的
jiàn建
zhù筑
fēng风
gé格
fēi非
cháng常
huá华
lì丽
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yóu游
kè客
qián前
lái来
cān参
guān观
。
The architectural style of this palace is very magnificent, attracting many tourists to visit.
7
zhè这
zuò座
diàn殿
táng堂
hěn很
dà大
。
This hall is very big.
8
gù故
gōng宫
lǐ里
de的
diàn殿
táng堂
dōu都
hěn很
gǔ古
lǎo老
。
The halls in the Forbidden City are all very ancient.
9
zhè这
zuò座
diàn殿
táng堂
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
huáng皇
dì帝
jǔ举
xíng行
zhòng重
yào要
yí仪
shì式
de的
dì地
fāng方
。
This hall was where ancient emperors held important ceremonies.
Information
Traditional殿
Radical殳
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2443
Zhuyinㄉㄧㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+6BBF
CangjieSIC
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