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殿 diàn

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殿 diàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diàn | dian4
English translation
palace hall
hall; palace; temple

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About 殿 diàn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

殿 diàn

Contains the radical

shū

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of 殿 diàn

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Positional decomposition

⿰⿸尸共殳

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导游 dǎoyóu : zài yǎng xīn 殿 diàn de Dōng .

It is in the east chamber of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

kān , shì 因为 yīnwèi chén 殿霞这些 zhè xiē 大头风风 guāng guāng .

Looks at him, is because he and Shen Dianxia ends sight.

wèi 导游 dǎoyóu jiāng péi 你们 nǐ men 参观 cānguān 宫殿 gōngdiàn .

A guide will show you round the Palace.

tiān zhào de 主要 zhǔyào 圣殿 shèng diàn 坐落 zuò luò zài shì ,本州 Běn zhōu dǎo shǎng .

Amaterasu's main sanctuary is situated on Ise, on the island of Honshu.

zài 进入 jìn rù zhè suǒ 神圣 shénshèng de 殿堂 diàn táng 之前 zhī qián , qǐng xié tuō diào .

Please put off your shoes before entering this holy building.

Words with 殿 diàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
殿下 diàn xià His or Her Highness殿下 diàn xià
殿 diàn palace hall殿 diàn
宫殿 gōngdiàn palace宮殿
神殿 shén diàn shrine神殿 shén diàn
殿堂 diàn táng palace殿堂 diàn táng
圣殿 shèng diàn temple聖殿
大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple大殿 dà diàn
殿后 diàn hòu to bring up the rear殿後
正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple正殿 zhèng diàn
大雄宝殿 dà xióng bǎo diàn Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄 dà xióng [dà​xióng]大雄寶殿
太和殿 Tài hé diàn Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城 Zǐ jìn chéng [Zǐ​jìn​chéng]太和殿 Tài hé diàn
殿宇 diàn yǔ (literary) halls (of a palace or a temple)殿宇 diàn yǔ
殿试 diàn shì court examination, the top grade imperial exam殿試
偏殿 piān diàn side palace hall偏殿 piān diàn
金銮殿 jīn luán diàn throne room金鑾殿
无事不登三宝殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn having a hidden agenda無事不登三寶殿
殿军 diàn jūn runner-up殿軍
殿卫 diàn wèi fullback (sports)殿衛
森罗殿 Sēn luó diàn Yama's palace森羅殿

殿 diàn Decomposition & Compounds

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殿 diàn Decomposition

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殿 diàn Compounds

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