Usage of the character 典

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典／词典 (cídiǎn), which has entries for words of one or more characters)
(coll.) dictionary
CL:本 (běn)

yàodiǎn

药典

[藥典]

pharmacopoeia

jīngdiǎn

经典

[經典]

the classics
scriptures
classical
classic (example, case etc)
typical

chúndiǎn

唇典

[唇典]

argot
codeword

shìdiǎn

事典

[事典]

encyclopedia

Ruìdiǎn

瑞典

[瑞典]

Sweden

shèngdiǎn

盛典

[盛典]

majestic pomp
grand ceremony

gùdiǎn

故典

[故典]

old classics
old customs
cause

diǎndàng

典当

[典當]

to pawn
pawnshop

gǔdiǎn

古典

[古典]

classical

yòngdiǎn

用典

[用典]

to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics

diǎnfàn

典范

[典範]

model
example
paragon

diǎnxíng

典型

[典型]

model
typical case
archetype
typical
representative

cídiǎn

词典

[詞典]

dictionary
also written 辭典／辞典 (cídiǎn)
CL:部 (bù),本 (běn)

diǎnzhāng

典章

[典章]

institution
institutional

diǎncáng

典藏

[典藏]

repository of items of cultural significance
collection

hūndiǎn

婚典

[婚典]

wedding
marriage celebration

bìdiǎn

毕典

[畢典]

graduation ceremony (abbr. for 畢業典禮／毕业典礼 (bìyèdiǎnlǐ))
(Tw) (coll.) to graduate

diǎnjí

典籍

[典籍]

ancient books or records

Fódiǎn

佛典

[佛典]

Buddhist scriptures
Buddhist classics

diǎnlǐ

典礼

[典禮]

ceremony; celebration

ruìdiǎnrén

瑞典人

[瑞典人]

Swede

gǔ Yǎdiǎn

古雅典

[古雅典]

ancient Athens

xīngǔdiǎn

新古典

[新古典]

neoclassical

gǔdiǎnyuè

古典乐

[古典樂]

classical music (mainly Western)

huózìdiǎn

活字典

[活字典]

walking dictionary
well-informed person

Ruìdiǎnyǔ

瑞典语

[瑞典語]

Swedish (language)

gǔdiǎnpài

古典派

[古典派]

classicists

diǎnyùzhǎng

典狱长

[典獄長]

warden

diǎnxínghuà

典型化

[典型化]

stereotype
exemplar
typification

mínfǎdiǎn

民法典

[民法典]

civil code

yuándiǎnbǎn

原典版

[原典版]

(Tw) Urtext edition

cídiǎnxué

词典学

[詞典學]

lexicography

Yǎdiǎnnà

雅典娜

[雅典娜]

Athena

Wéijīcídiǎn

维基词典

[維基詞典]

Wiktionary (online dictionary)

yǐnjīngjùdiǎn

引经据典

[引經據典]

lit. to quote the classics
to quote chapter and verse (idiom)

diǎnxíngyòngtú

典型用途

[典型用途]

typical use
typical application

bìyèdiǎnlǐ

毕业典礼

[畢業典禮]

graduation ceremony; commencement exercises

xiùzhēncídiǎn

袖珍辞典

[袖珍辭典]

pocket dictionary

shǔdiǎnwàngzǔ

数典忘祖

[數典忘祖]

to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

chéngyǔdiǎngù

成语典故

[成語典故]

historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying

gǔdiǎnwénxué

古典文学

[古典文學]

classical literature

xīnlǐcídiǎn

心理词典

[心理詞典]

mental lexicon

jīngdiǎn'ànlì

经典案例

[經典案例]

case study
classic example

bǎikēshìdiǎn

百科事典

[百科事典]

encyclopedia

Yóutàifǎdiǎn

犹太法典

[猶太法典]

the Talmud

gǔdiǎnyǔyán

古典语言

[古典語言]

classical language

jīngdiǎnchǎnglùn

经典场论

[經典場論]

classical field theory (physics)

jiùzhídiǎnlǐ

就职典礼

[就職典禮]

inauguration

Kāngxī Zìdiǎn

康熙字典

[康熙字典]

the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries

Yǒnglè Dàdiǎn

永乐大典

[永樂大典]

the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)

bǎikēcídiǎn

百科词典

[百科詞典]

encyclopedic dictionary

xiédiǎndiànyǐng

邪典电影

[邪典電影]

cult film

kāimùdiǎnlǐ

开幕典礼

[開幕典禮]

opening ceremony

Yǎdiǎnwèichéng

雅典卫城

[雅典衛城]

the Acropolis (Athens)

diànzǐcídiǎn

电子词典

[電子詞典]

electronic dictionary

lèishǔcídiǎn

类属词典

[類屬詞典]

thesaurus

lèiyǔcídiǎn

类语辞典

[類語辭典]

thesaurus

pòtǔdiǎnlǐ

破土典礼

[破土典禮]

ground breaking ceremony

gǔdiǎnyīnyuè

古典音乐

[古典音樂]

classical music

diǎnxíngdēnggérè

典型登革热

[典型登革熱]

dengue fever

xīngǔdiǎnzhǔyì

新古典主义

[新古典主義]

neoclassicism

fēidiǎnxíngfèiyán

非典型肺炎

[非典型肺炎]

atypical pneumonia
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS

Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn

汉语大字典

[漢語大字典]

Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

Hànyǔ Dà Cídiǎn

汉语大词典

[漢語大詞典]

Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994

Yǎdiǎnde Tàimén

雅典的泰门

[雅典的泰門]

Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

Lùtòujīnróngcídiǎn

路透金融词典

[路透金融詞典]

Reuter's Financial Glossary