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甸

diàn
HSK 7-94 readings

“Suburbs or outskirts” in Chinese is 甸 (diàn).

Other characters with the syllable dian: see all 12 →

Meaning

  • suburbs or outskirts
  • one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China
  • surname Dian
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  • official in charge of fields (old)

Example

木质家具沉甸甸的。

Wooden furniture is heavy.

From 沉甸甸 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • diànsurname Dian / suburbs or outskirts / one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China / official in charge of fields (old)
  • tiánrare / archaic reading — uncommon; see common pronunciation(s)
  • shèngrare / archaic reading — uncommon; see common pronunciation(s)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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