奠 — Chinese character
奠
diàn
to found, to settle; to pay respects; a libation for the dead
- Pinyin
- diàn
- Radical
- 37 ⼤ (Big)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 酋 大
- Formation
- ideographic — A man 大 lifting up an offering of wine 酋
- Japanese
- 奠 as a kanji
Common words with 奠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奠定 | diàn dìng | to establish; to fix |
| 奠基 | diàn jī | to lay a foundation |
| 祭奠 | jì diàn | to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service |
| 奠基人 | diàn jī rén | founder; pioneer |
| 奠基者 | diàn jī zhě | founder; pioneer |
| 奠基石 | diàn jī shí | foundation stone; cornerstone |
| 奠酒 | diàn jiǔ | a libation |
| 奠仪 (奠儀) | diàn yí | a gift of money to the family of the deceased |
| 奠祭 | diàn jì | pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice |
| 奠都 | diàn dū | to determine the position of the capital; to found a capital |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.