瑞典

Ruìdiǎn

noun #7,185

Meanings

1 Sweden (country in Northern Europe)

Characters

auspicious; lucky

canon; standard; ceremony

Literally 'auspicious canon' — a flattering transliteration. One of the nicer-sounding country names in Chinese.

Examples

瑞典的冬天很冷。

Ruìdiǎn de dōngtiān hěn lěng.

Sweden's winters are very cold.

诺贝尔奖是在瑞典颁发的。

Nuòbèi'ěr jiǎng shì zài Ruìdiǎn bānfā de.

The Nobel Prize is awarded in Sweden.

Tips

memory

瑞典 and 瑞士 (Switzerland) both start with 瑞 (ruì, auspicious). Remember: 典 (diǎn, canon) for Sweden, 士 (shì, scholar) for Switzerland.

Stroke Order

瑞 ruì

典 diǎn