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Chinese symbol for “definite”

确定
què dìng
Traditional: 確定
definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for definite is 确定 (què dìng), defined as: definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure.

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

确 què
certain, sure; definite, exact; real, true
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 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 “definite”

WordPinyinMeaning
确切 (確切)què qièdefinite; exact
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
确凿 (確鑿)què záodefinite; conclusive
明细 (明細)míng xìclear and detailed; definite

Related words

Other words that share a character with 确定.

WordPinyinMeaning
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
的确 (的確)dí quèreally; indeed
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “definite”.

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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