Chinese symbol for “fated”

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 fated 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

命 mìng

life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

中 zhōng

central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch

radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes

注 zhù

to concentrate, to focus

radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

定 dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

註 zhù

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 “fated”.

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.