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Chinese symbol for “decide”

决定
jué dìng
Traditional: 決定
to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decide is 决定 (jué dìng), defined as: to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)).

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

决 jué
to decide, to determine, to judge
radical 15 ⼎ · 6 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “decide”

WordPinyinMeaning
决 (決)juéto decide; to determine
作主zuò zhǔto decide; to have the final say
议决 (議決)yì juéto decide (in a meeting); to resolve (i.e. pass a resolution)
落实 (落實)luò shípractical; workable
定规 (定規)dìng guīto decide; to determine

Related words

Other words that share a character with 决定.

WordPinyinMeaning
解决 (解決)jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
决议 (決議)jué yìa resolution; to pass a resolution
坚决 (堅決)jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined
决策 (決策)jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making
判决 (判決)pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on
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
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain

See also: Japanese symbol for “decide”.

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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