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CHINESE CHARACTER
diǎn
典
典
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standard; classic
- Numbered pinyin
- dian3
- English meanings
- standard; classic; ceremony
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pad
establish; sacrifice
summit; peak
inn
concern; remember
hall
sediment; lake
measure word (approximations)
electricity
pasture; used in 缅甸
electricity
top; jolt
top; jolt
point; dot; o'clock
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- 字典
- 经典
- 典礼