Chinese symbol for “designate”
钦定
qīn dìng
Traditional: 欽定
to authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command
The closest CC-CEDICT match for designate is 钦定 (qīn dìng), defined as: to authorize; to designate; (old) to be compiled and published by imperial command.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “designate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to; to dub |
| 谓 (謂) | wèi | to speak; to say |
| 指明 | zhǐ míng | to show clearly; to designate |
| 订定 (訂定) | dìng dìng | to set; to designate |
| 指名 | zhǐ míng | to mention by name; to designate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钦定.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钦佩 (欽佩) | qīn pèi | to admire; to look up to |
| 钦差 (欽差) | qīn chāi | imperial envoy |
| 钦敬 (欽敬) | qīn jìng | to admire and respect |
| 钦命 (欽命) | qīn mìng | Imperial order or edict (old) |
| 钦赐 (欽賜) | qīn cì | (of an emperor) to bestow |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “designate”.
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.