Chinese symbol for “archetype”
典型
diǎn xíng
model; typical case; archetype; typical
The closest CC-CEDICT match for archetype is 典型 (diǎn xíng), defined as: model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “archetype”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 典型.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 经典 (經典) | jīng diǎn | the classics; scriptures |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical |
| 庆典 (慶典) | qìng diǎn | celebration |
| 典礼 (典禮) | diǎn lǐ | ceremony; celebration |
| 典范 (典範) | diǎn fàn | model; example |
| 大型 | dà xíng | large; large-scale |
| 类型 (類型) | lèi xíng | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model; mold |
See also: Japanese symbol for “archetype”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.