Character

典

diǎn HSK 3
典 diǎn HSK 3
  • 1. norm; rule; standard
  • 2. canonical book serving as a standard or model
  • 3. literary allusion; story or phrase from ancient texts cited in writing
  • 4. ceremony; ritual
  • 5. (lit.) to preside over; to administer
  • 6. a surname
  • 7. to mortgage land or property in exchange for money for a fixed term, redeemable upon repayment
  • 8. classical and unaffected; elegantly antique
Words using 典 as diǎn (10)
Structure & writing