典 (diǎn) — a canonical text, classic; a ceremony; a statute

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典 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)

典＝冊＋丌

ㄉㄧㄢˇ · diǎn

noun — a canonical text, classic; a ceremony; a statute

字源 FORM — what the parts do

冊義a bound set of bamboo slips — a book — worn flat across the top

丌義a stand, two legs holding up a surface

A book of bound bamboo slips (冊, flattened into the top) set on a stand (丌): the volume raised up and honored on its pedestal — a canonical text, 經典, 典籍. From the authoritative book: the fixed standard, 典範, 典禮; the law it lays down, 法典.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一部竹簡書（冊）端端正正供在架子（丌）上——典籍。

A bamboo-slip book (冊) set squarely on its stand (丌) — the honored volume.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)經典、典籍— a canonical text, a classic常用

→典範、典型— a model, a standard常用

⇒典禮、慶典— a ceremony常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension