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diǎn

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diǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diǎn | dian3
English translation
canon
law
standard work of scholarship
literary quotation or allusion
ceremony
to be in charge of
to mortgage or pawn
law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation

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About diǎn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

diǎn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Two hands  holding a book 

Etymology of diǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

曲八

Explanation

Depicts a book () on a table.

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Example sentences using diǎn

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shuì dòng Xīn 建筑 jiànzhù 只是 zhǐ shì 仿 fǎng 古典 gǔdiǎn 传统 chuántǒng .

He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions.

他们 tā men de 交谈 jiāo tán shì cháng 典型 diǎnxíng de 情话 qíng huà ,一阵 yī zhèn 轻柔 qīng róu de 询问 xúnwèn tián de 表白 biǎo bái .

They had a great deal of characteristic lovers'talk - a soft exchange of inquiries and assurances.

这部辞典 cí diǎn jiāng 扩充 kuòchōng dào 一千五百.

The dictionary will be enlarged to 1500 pages.

这个 zhè ge 年轻 niánqīng de 学生 xuésheng yǐn dǒng Wén 人们 rén men 引经据典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn de 谈话 tán huà .

The young schoolboy can not understand the allusive conversation of intellectual men.

这样 zhè yàng de 字典 zì diǎn yǒu běn jiù gòu le .

One such dictionary is enough.

Words with diǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
经典 jīngdiǎn the classics經典
典型 diǎnxíng model典型 diǎnxíng
典礼 diǎnlǐ celebration典禮
瑞典 Ruì diǎn Sweden瑞典 Ruì diǎn
diǎn canon diǎn
古典 gǔdiǎn classical古典 gǔdiǎn
庆典 qìng diǎn celebration慶典
字典 zì diǎn dictionary字典 zì diǎn
非典 fēi diǎn SARS非典 fēi diǎn
典范 diǎn fàn model典範
雅典 Yǎ diǎn Athens, capital of Greece雅典 Yǎ diǎn
盛典 shèng diǎn majestic pomp盛典 shèng diǎn
典雅 diǎn yǎ refined典雅 diǎn yǎ
典当 diǎn dàng to pawn典當
法典 fǎ diǎn legal code法典 fǎ diǎn
词典 cídiǎn also written 辭典|辞典 cí diǎn [cí​diǎn]詞典
辞典 cí diǎn also written 詞典|词典 cídiǎn [cí​diǎn]辭典
宝典 bǎo diǎn canonical text寶典
大典 dà diǎn ceremony大典 dà diǎn
恩典 ēn diǎn favor恩典 ēn diǎn
典故 diǎn gù classical story or quote from the literature典故 diǎn gù
雅典娜 Yǎ diǎn nà Athena雅典娜 Yǎ diǎn nà
非典型肺炎 fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán atypical pneumonia非典型肺炎 fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán
药典 yào diǎn pharmacopoeia藥典
瑞典语 Ruì diǎn yǔ Swedish (language)瑞典語

diǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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diǎn Compounds

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    • diǎn , tiǎn , tiǎn , diǎn , tiǎn , , , , , , , , , , tiǎn , , ,
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