Stroke Order · 8 strokes (click to expand)
Click the button below to start stroke animation
Character Decomposition
典=曲+八
Etymology
Two hands 八 holding a book 冊
Meanings
canon
law
standard work of scholarship
literary quotation or allusion
ceremony
to be in charge of
to mortgage or pawn
Loading examples…
Words with 典 247 total
classical古典gǔ diǎnold classics · old customs · cause故典gù diǎnthe classics · scriptures · classical · classic (example, case etc) · typical经典jīng diǎnBuddhist scriptures · Buddhist classics佛典Fó diǎndictionary · CL:本 běn,部 bù词典cí diǎnfavor · grace恩典ēn diǎnceremony · collection of classical writings大典dà diǎn
Want to practice speaking with a real teacher? Find a 1-on-1 Chinese tutor on italki (affiliate)