典

diǎn

law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture

How to write 典, stroke by stroke

canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of; to mortgage or pawn

Ideographic: Two hands 八 holding a book 冊

Made of 曲 + 八

经典jīng diǎnthe classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
庆典qìng diǎncelebration
恩典ēn diǎnfavor; grace
典礼diǎn lǐceremony; celebration
古典gǔ diǎnclassical
字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
瑞典人ruì diǎn rénSwede
典狱长diǎn yù zhǎngwarden
祭典jì diǎnsacrificial ceremony; religious festival
法典fǎ diǎnlegal code; statute
典范diǎn fànmodel; example; paragon

他们是典型的年轻人。
tā men shì diǎn xíng de nián qīng rén 。
They are typical young people.
这个典礼有多正式?
zhè ge diǎn lǐ yǒu duō zhèng shì ?
How formal is this ceremony?
开业庆典酬宾。
kāi yè qìng diǎn chóu bīn 。
Grand opening sale.
我喜欢古典音乐。
wǒ xǐ huan gǔ diǎn yīn yuè 。
I like classical music.
你们该养成使用字典的习惯。
nǐ men gāi yǎng chéng shǐ yòng zì diǎn de xí guàn 。
You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.