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Chinese symbol for “pacify”

平定
píng dìng
to pacify

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pacify is 平定 (píng dìng), defined as: to pacify.

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

平 píng
flat, level, even; peaceful
radical 51 ⼲ · 5 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “pacify”

WordPinyinMeaning
绥靖 (綏靖)suí jìngto pacify; to appease
绥 (綏)suíto pacify; Taiwan pr. [sui1]
稳定 (穩定)wěn dìngsteady; stable
平伏píng fúto pacify; to calm
宁 (寧)níngpeaceful; to pacify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 平定.

WordPinyinMeaning
平台 (平臺)píng táiplatform; terrace
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
公平gōng píngfair; impartial
平等píng děngequal; equality
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “pacify”.

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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