滇 (diān): Yunnan (province in southwest China), abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南 in southwest China
滇 (diān) is a Chinese character meaning “yunnan (province in southwest china).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 真 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 滇 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).
Definitions
- Yunnan (province in southwest China)
- abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南 in southwest China
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滇东 | diān dōng | east Yunnan |
| 滇红noun | diān hóng | Dian Hong tea |
| 滇藏 | diān zàng | Yunnan and Tibet |
| 川滇藏 | chuān diān zàng | Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet |
| 滇藏川 | diān zàng chuān | Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan |
| 滇池proper-noun | diān chí | lake Dianchi in Yunnan |
| 滇䴓 | diān shī | (bird species of China) Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis) |
滇 appears in 7 compound words: 86 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
站在桥上望去，滇水缓缓向东流去。
zhàn zài qiáo shàng wàng qù , Diān shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .
Standing on the bridge, I watched the Dian River flow gently eastward.
滇闽戏曲快闪亮相昆明翠湖 为闽剧《双蝶扇》巡演预热
Diān Mǐn xì qū kuài shǎn liàng xiāng kūn míng cuì hú wéi Mǐn jù shuāng dié shān xún yǎn yù rè
Yunnan-Fujian Opera Flash Mob Makes a Surprise Appearance at Kunming’s Cuihu Lake to Build Anticipation for the “Double Butterfly Fan” Minju Tour
滇剧火成暑期昆明“落地签” 游客排队体验浮生戏梦
Diān jù huǒ chéng shǔ qī kūn míng luò dì qiān yóu kè pái duì tǐ yàn fú shēng xì mèng
Yunnan Opera Heats Up Kunming This Summer with “On-Arrival Visas”; Tourists Line Up to Experience the “Dreams of a Fleeting Life”
蒋乐 摄 石林县地处滇东高原腹地，是世界自然遗产地、世界地质公园、中国阿诗玛的故乡。
Jiǎng lè shè shí lín xiàn dì chǔ Diān dōng gāo yuán fù dì , shì shì jiè zì rán yí chǎn dì , shì jiè dì zhì gōng yuán , zhōng guó ā shī mǎ de gù xiāng .
Photo by Jiang Le. Shilin County is located in the heart of the Eastern Yunnan Plateau; it is a World Natural Heritage Site, a UNESCO Global Geopark, and the birthplace of China’s Ashima.
从斗南花市出来吃了过饭点的午饭后就往滇池边走，打车前往“海东湿地公园”的最东边。
cóng dǒu nán huā shì chū lái chī le guò fàn diǎn de wǔ fàn hòu jiù wǎng Diān chí biān zǒu , dǎ chē qián wǎng hǎi dōng shī dì gōng yuán de zuì dōng biān .
After leaving the Dounan Flower Market and having a late lunch, we headed toward Dianchi Lake and took a taxi to the easternmost part of “Haidong Wetland Park.”
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced diān
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