典型
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
典型 (diǎnxíng) · typical
典型 (diǎnxíng) means “typical; typical example”. It is written with 2 characters: 典 (law) + 型 (type). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 典型 is built
The characters
典 diǎn · law
What 典 is made of
- 曲qū — crooked
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding a book 冊 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
型 xíng · type
What 型 is made of
- 刑xíng — punishment
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 开kāi — to open
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 刑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个典型的例子。Zhè shì yī ge diǎnxíng de lìzi.This is a typical example.
他是一个典型的北方人。Tā shì yī ge diǎnxíng de běifāngrén.He is a typical northerner.
Questions about 典型
What does 典型 mean?
典型 (diǎnxíng) means “typical; typical example”.
How do you pronounce 典型?
典型 is pronounced diǎnxíng.
Which HSK level is 典型?
典型 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 词典cídiǎndictionary
- 字典zìdiǎndictionary
- 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
- 古典gǔdiǎnclassical
- 典礼diǎnlǐceremony
- 大型dàxínglarge
- 类型lèixíngtype
- 模型móxíngmodel (small copy)
- 小型xiǎoxíngsmall-sized
- 新型xīnxíngnew type
Learn 典型 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 86: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.