典 diǎn

1. diǎn noun canon; classic; scripture
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: tenX；as in 典籍 (Kroll 2015 '典' 1; GHC '典' 1) In Shuo Wen, 典，經也。‘diǎn means the same as jīng.’ ('Er Ya, Shi Yan'爾雅‧釋言, 1739) For example, 修其訓典 'cultivated in teaching the classics.' (Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou 史記‧周本紀) Also, 冬讀書，典書者詔之。 'In winter they read the book of History, being instructed by the guardians of it.' (The Classic of Rites, King Wen as Son and Heir 禮記‧文王世子)
2. diǎn noun laws; regulations
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 法则 or 制度 (Kroll 2015 '典' 2; NCCED '典' 2-3; GHC '典' 2) For example, 乃命大史守典奉法 'He also orders the Grand recorder to guard the statutes and maintain the laws ...' (The Classic of Rites, Proceedings of Government in the Different Months 禮記‧月令)
3. diǎn noun a ceremony
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 典礼 (NCCED '典' 4; GHC '典' 5)
4. diǎn noun an institution in imperial China
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 典章 (GHC '典' 3)
5. diǎn adjective refined; elegant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 典雅 (GHC '典' 4)
6. diǎn verb to administer
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 掌管 (GHC '典' 6; NCCED '典' 6; Kroll 2015 '典' 4)
7. diǎn verb to pawn
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 典当 or 抵押 (GHC '典' 7; Kroll 2015 '典' 5)
8. diǎn noun an allusion; a precedent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '典' 3; NCCED '典' 5)
9. diǎn noun scripture; grantha
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: grantha (BCSD '典', p. 175; MW 'grantha'; SH '典', p. 250)

Contained in

• 全球中华文化经典读诵大会(全球中華文化經典讀誦大會) Global Chinese Cultural Classics Reading Competition
• 佛光大辞典光碟版(佛光大辭典光碟版) Fo Guang Buddhist Dictonary on CD-ROM
• 降伏非典国泰民安世界和平祈福大法会(降伏非典國泰民安世界和平祈福大法會) Cross-Strait Prayer for SARS and World Peace Dharma Service
• 正理辞典(正理辭典) Nyaya Kosa
• 献给旅行者365日-中华文化与佛教宝典(獻給旅行者365日-中華文化與佛教寶典) 365 Days for Travelers: Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
• 前进的思索‧典范人物论坛(前進的思索‧典範人物論壇) Forum on Forward Thinking - Iconic Figures
• 佛光大辞典增订版(佛光大辭典增訂版) The Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism―Revised Edition
• 典座 temple chef ; Chef; Chief of Kitchen and Storage
• 佛光卫视开台试播典礼(佛光衛視開台試播典禮) Inauguration Ceremony of Buddha's Light Satellite Television Station
• 典宾(典賓) Guest Prefect
• 中华电子佛典协会资料库(中華電子佛典協會資料庫) CBETA database
• 南天桥落成典礼(南天橋落成典禮) Nan Tien Bridge Inauguration Ceremony
• 皈依典礼(皈依典禮) a refuge ceremony
• 典尊经(典尊經) Mahāgovinda Sutta; Mahāgovindasutta
• 世界佛教美术图说大辞典(世界佛教美術圖說大辭典) Encyclopedia of World Buddhist Arts ; Encyclopedia of World Buddhist Arts
• 正授典礼(正授典禮) ordination ceremony
• 法音清流―大乘佛教梵呗经典(法音清流―大乘佛教梵唄經典) Clear Sounds of Dharma - Mahayana Buddhist Hymns
• 方典 Vaipulya scriptures
• 电子佛典(電子佛典) CBETA
• 安基动土典礼(安基動土典禮) Foundation Laying Ceremony
• 中英佛学辞典(中英佛學辭典) A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms
• 陞座大典 Inaugural Ceremony
• 佛陀纪念馆洒净安基典礼(佛陀紀念館灑淨安基典禮) Foundation Laying Ceremony for the Buddha Museum
• 佛教丛书 2：经典(佛教叢書 2：經典) Buddhism Series: Sutra Texts
• 典客 Grand Herald; Director of the Messenger Office ; Guest Prefect

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典礼 、 古典乐 、 原典版 、 典当行 、 雅典娜 、 国语辞典 、 邪典电影 、 非典型肺炎 、 袖珍辞典 、 新古典主义 、 通典 、 瑞典人 、 古典梵语 、 祭典 、 大汉和辞典 、 康熙字典 、 类语词典 、 瑞典语 、 事典 、 古典学 、 重典 、 奇异恩典 、 典范 、 同义词辞典 、 古典教育 、 舜典

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• Scroll 63 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 61
• Scroll 66 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 49
• Scroll 72 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 49
• Scroll 62 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 43
• Scroll 100 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 42
• Scroll 68 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 32
• Scroll 60 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 26
• Scroll 9 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahayana Mahaparinirvana sutra) 大般涅槃經 — count: 26
• Scroll 69 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 26
• Scroll 49 Jing Lu Yi Xiang 經律異相 — count: 26

Collocations

• 典兵 (典兵) 典兵寶為七 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 28
• 典经 (典經) 誦過四典經 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 24
• 典尊 (典尊) 王有大臣名曰典尊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 23
• 世典 (世典) 世典幽微靡不綜練 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 16
• 习典 (習典) 誦習典經 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 15
• 典中 (典中) 三明典中 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
• 典婆罗门 (典婆羅門) 輔相婆羅門往詣七千教誦經典婆羅門 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 10
• 三明典 (三明典) 三明典中 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
• 典幽微 (典幽微) 世典幽微靡不綜練 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 9
• 四典 (四典) 誦過四典經 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 9