典 diǎn reference book
reference book; classic; model; ceremony
怎么记住“典”: ⿻𠀇⿰丨丨 bend + 八 eight = reference book. The student has to bend over the desk for eight minutes just to find one word in the heavy reference book.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
originally 冊 + 丌
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
典 = ⿻𠀇⿰丨丨 bend + 八 eight
- ⿻𠀇⿰丨丨 bend shape only
- 八 eight shape only
The student has to bend over the desk for eight minutes just to find one word in the heavy reference book.
How it came to be
The bronze form shows books laid on a table.
用法
- Bound morpheme for authoritative reference works and classics: 词典 (cídiǎn) dictionary, 字典 (zìdiǎn) character dictionary, 经典 (jīngdiǎn) a classic.
- Also 'model/standard': 典型 (diǎnxíng) typical/a typical case, 典范 (diǎnfàn) exemplar.
- And formal ceremony: 典礼 (diǎnlǐ) as in 毕业典礼 (bìyè diǎnlǐ) graduation ceremony. Rarely stands alone.
含“典”的汉字
含“典”的词语
- 词典cídiǎndictionaryHSK 3
- 字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionaryHSK 3
- 经典jīngdiǎnthe classicsHSK 5
- 典型diǎnxíngmodelHSK 6
- 典礼diǎnlǐceremonyHSK 6
- 古典gǔdiǎnclassicalHSK 6
- 引经据典yǐnjīng-jùdiǎnliterally to quote the classicsHSK 7
- 典范diǎnfànmodelHSK 8
- 庆典qìngdiǎncelebrationHSK 8
- 辞典cídiǎndictionary (variant of 词典)HSK 9
例句
- 这是我的词典。 Zhè shì wǒde cídiǎn.This is my dictionary.