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canon

HSK 2 N1
Society →Religion
diǎn
テン、デン
ふみ、のり
전
Depicts two hands (廾) holding a book (冊).
Components
冊 Vol.+ 廾 two hands =
典 canon
冊 Iconic component
Vol.
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Notes
Similar Characters
嗣 to inherit扁 flat侖 logical (trad)刪 delete (trad)柵 palisade (trad/jp)丞 aid共 together兵 troops具 tool塞 stronghold奐 be numerous (trad)奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)开 initiate (simp)弁 differentiate (jp)弃 reject (simp)弄 play with承 undertake朕 imperial I棄 forsake (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
典
Regular
Modern
Chinese
典 [diǎn]
canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn
Japanese
典 てん 同音

noun

  1. ceremony; celebration
  2. law code
  3. abbrev. Sweden
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
典 ただし
Tadashi given name
典 つかさ
Tsukasa female given name
典 てん
Ten given name
典 でん
Den given name
典 のり
Nori female given name
典 ふみ
Fumi given name
典 みち
Michi female given name
CHINESE WORDS (132)
经典 [jīng​diǎn] #2,927
the classics
经典 [jīng​diǎn] #2,927
the classics
典型 [diǎn​xíng] #3,861
model
典礼 [diǎn​lǐ] #4,391
celebration
典礼 [diǎn​lǐ] #4,391
celebration
瑞典 [Ruì​diǎn] #7,185
Sweden
古典 [gǔ​diǎn] #8,641
classical
庆典 [qìng​diǎn] #7,863
celebration
庆典 [qìng​diǎn] #7,863
celebration
字典 [zì​diǎn] #9,272
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí​diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
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JAPANESE WORDS (171)
⭐ 法 [ほう] #2,243
law
⭐ 典型的 [てんけいてき] #8,020
typical
⭐ 式典 [しきてん] #12,016
ceremony
⭐ 古典 [こてん] #16,002
classic (work, esp. book)
⭐ 特典 [とくてん] #17,717
privilege
⭐ 古典的 [こてんてき] #20,952
classical
⭐ 典型 [てんけい] #24,638
type
聖典 [せいてん] #27,025
sacred scripture
⭐ 祭典 [さいてん] #28,003
festival
⭐ 辞典 [じてん] #29,728
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KOREAN WORDS (16)
고전 #40,833
convenience; customary
경전
scripture
고전 문학
classical literature; classics
고전 음악
classical music
고전적
being classical; being old-fashioned
고전주의
classicism
백과사전
encyclopedia
법전
code of laws; statute
원전
original text; original document
인명사전
biographical dictionary
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