典型 diǎnxíng▶ típico

Stroke order

典型 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 典 — 8 strokes
• 型 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. model
2. typical case
3. archetype
4. typical
5. representative

Related words

• 典礼Ceremonia
• 模型Modelo
• 造型estilo; modelado
• 古典clásico
• 大型grande
• 类型tipo

典型 is pronounced diǎnxíng and means “típico”. It belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 典型 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.