diǎn ㄉㄧㄢˇ din2

  • canon
  • law
  • standard work of scholarship
  • literary quotation or allusion
  • ceremony
  • to be in charge of
  • to mortgage or pawn

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 典 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 查詞典。 Check your dictionary.
  • 我有词典。 I have a dictionary.
  • 我有字典。 I have the dictionary.
  • 我说瑞典语。 I speak Swedish.
  • 这词典不好。 This dictionary is no good.

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