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The Chinese word dian - 典 - diǎn
(statute in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

diǎn

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English translations

statute"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., ceremony"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., allusions"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to pawn,
law"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., canon"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to mortgage

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 典 ( diǎn ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( dian / diǎn ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>statute</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of diǎn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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典 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

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典 ( dian / diǎn ) belongs to the 3000 most common Chinese characters (rank 1189)
Chinese example words containing the character 典 ( dian / diǎn )
百科词典 ( bǎikē cídiǎn = lexicon ), 词典 ( cídiǎn = dictionary ), 典型 ( diǎnxíng = typical ), 电子词典 ( diànzǐcídiǎn = electronic dictionary ), 古典 ( gǔdiǎn = classical ), 古典音乐 ( gǔdiǎnyīnyuè = classical music ), 古典乐 ( gǔdiǎnyuè = classical music ), 字典 ( zìdiǎn = dictionary )
Other characters that are pronounced diǎn in Chinese
点 (drop)
More words that mean ceremony in Chinese
lǐ ( 礼 ), shì ( 式 ), yí ( 仪 )

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