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Chinese symbol for “assuredly”

肯定
kěn dìng
to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for assuredly is 肯定 (kěn dìng), defined as: to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer).

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

肯 kěn
to agree to, to consent, to permit; ready, willing
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “assuredly”

WordPinyinMeaning
固gùhard; strong
管保guǎn bǎoto guarantee; assuredly

Related words

Other words that share a character with 肯定.

WordPinyinMeaning
中肯zhòng kěnpertinent; apropos
宁肯 (寧肯)nìng kěnwould rather...; it would be better...
首肯shǒu kěnto give a nod of approval
肯定句kěn dìng jùaffirmative sentence
假肯定句jiǎ kěn dìng jùfalse affirmative
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
规定 (規定)guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

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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