典 diǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
典范
diǎnfàn
model; exemplar
Characters in this word
范 fàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 氾 to flood, to inundate, to overflow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的判决书逻辑严密，被法学院作为写作典范反复讲解。 Tā de pànjuéshū luójí yánmì, bèi fǎxuéyuàn zuòwéi xiězuò diǎnfàn fǎnfù jiǎngjiě. His judgment was so logically rigorous that law schools repeatedly used it as a model of legal writing.
- 她对工作认真负责，是我们学习的典范。 Tā duì gōngzuò rènzhēn fùzé, shì wǒmen xuéxí de diǎnfàn. She is conscientious and responsible at work, and a model for us to learn from.
- 这座老桥是传统建筑的典范，每年都有人来参观。 Zhè zuò lǎo qiáo shì chuántǒng jiànzhù de diǎnfàn, měi nián dōu yǒu rén lái cānguān. This old bridge is a model of traditional architecture, and people come to see it every year.
Related words
- 词典 cídiǎn dictionary
- 字典 zìdiǎn dictionary
- 典型 diǎnxíng typical
- 经典 jīngdiǎn classic
- 辞典 cídiǎn dictionary
- 典礼 diǎnlǐ ceremony
- 古典 gǔdiǎn classical
- 庆典 qìngdiǎn celebration; ceremony
- 引经据典 yǐnjīngjùdiǎn to cite the classics; to quote authorities
- 范围 fànwéi range; limits
- 规范 guīfàn standard; proper
- 模范 mófàn model; example