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Chinese symbol for “finalize”

定型
dìng xíng
to finalize (a design etc); stereotype; permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for finalize is 定型 (dìng xíng), defined as: to finalize (a design etc); stereotype; permanent wave or perm (hairdressing).

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

定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
型 xíng
pattern, model, type; mold; law
radical 32 ⼟ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “finalize”

WordPinyinMeaning
定稿dìng gǎoto finalize; to settle on the final version of (a text or creative work); final version
敲定qiāo dìngto come to a decision; to fix on (a date etc)
杀青 (殺青)shā qīngto put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize
封口fēng kǒuto keep one's lips sealed; (of a wound) to heal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 定型.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain
肯定kěn dìngto be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely
稳定 (穩定)wěn dìngsteady; stable
大型dà xínglarge; large-scale
类型 (類型)lèi xíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type

See also: Japanese symbol for “finalize”.

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.