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Chinese symbol for “typical”

经典
jīng diǎn
Traditional: 經典
the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for typical is 经典 (jīng diǎn), defined as: the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

经 jīng
the classics; to experience, to undergo
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
典 diǎn
law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “typical”

WordPinyinMeaning
典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case
代表性dài biǎo xìngrepresentativeness; representative; typical

Related words

Other words that share a character with 经典.

WordPinyinMeaning
已经 (已經)yǐ jīngalready
经济 (經濟)jīng jìeconomy; economic
经过 (經過)jīng guòto pass; to go through
经验 (經驗)jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
曾经 (曾經)céng jīngonce; already
经历 (經歷)jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì))
典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case
古典gǔ diǎnclassical

See also: Japanese symbol for “typical”.

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.

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