Chinese symbol for “canon”
典
diǎn
canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for canon is 典 (diǎn), defined as: canon; law; standard work of scholarship; literary quotation or allusion; ceremony; to be in charge of.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “canon”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡农 (卡農) | kǎ nóng | canon (music) (loanword) |
| 教规 (教規) | jiào guī | canon; religious rules |
| 圣典 (聖典) | shèng diǎn | sacred writing; canon |
| 轮唱 (輪唱) | lún chàng | round (music); canon |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 典.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 经典 (經典) | jīng diǎn | the classics; scriptures |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model; typical case |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “canon”.
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.