Chinese symbol for “destined”
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
Traditional: 命中註定
decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
The closest CC-CEDICT match for destined is 命中注定 (mìng zhōng zhù dìng), defined as: decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated.
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
中 zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch
radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 命中注定.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (条 (tiáo)) |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command |
| 命运 (命運) | mìng yùn | fate; destiny |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint; (job) appointment |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to; to dub |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “destined”.
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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