定 — Chinese character

定

dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

Pinyin: dìng
Radical: 40 ⼧ (Roof)
Strokes: 8
Components: 宀疋
Formation: ideographic — A person 疋 settling under a roof 宀
Japanese: 定 as a kanji

Common words with 定

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
决定 (決定)	jué dìng	to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
一定	yī dìng	surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
规定 (規定)	guī dìng	to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
确定 (確定)	què dìng	definite; certain
肯定	kěn dìng	to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely
稳定 (穩定)	wěn dìng	steady; stable
制定	zhì dìng	to draw up; to formulate
定义 (定義)	dìng yì	definition; to define
特定	tè dìng	special; specific; designated; particular
固定	gù dìng	to fix; to fasten
指定	zhǐ dìng	to appoint; to assign
认定 (認定)	rèn dìng	to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)

English words written with 定

定 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 3 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 13 · Zhuangzi 29 · Great Learning 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 4

Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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