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Chinese symbol for “assume”

假定
jiǎ dìng
to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assume is 假定 (jiǎ dìng), defined as: to assume; to suppose; supposed; so-called; assumption; hypothesis.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

假 jiǎ
fake, false, deceitful; vacation
radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “assume”

WordPinyinMeaning
做zuòto make; to produce; to write; to compose
即jínamely; that is
承担 (承擔)chéng dānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
臆断 (臆斷)yì duànto assume; assumption
摆出 (擺出)bǎi chūto assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 假定.

WordPinyinMeaning
假设 (假設)jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume
假如jiǎ rúif
假装 (假裝)jiǎ zhuāngto feign; to pretend
假期jià qīholiday period; vacation
虚假 (虛假)xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham
度假dù jiàto go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled

See also: Japanese symbol for “assume”.

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

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