Chinese symbol for “maintain”
认定
rèn dìng
Traditional: 認定
to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for maintain is 认定 (rèn dìng), defined as: to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “maintain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 维系 (維繫) | wéi xì | to maintain; to keep up |
| 养护 (養護) | yǎng hù | to maintain; to conserve |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 维护 (維護) | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 认定.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 确认 (確認) | què rèn | to confirm; to verify |
| 认证 (認證) | rèn zhèng | to authenticate; to approve |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “maintain”.
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.