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Chinese symbol for “stable”

安定
ān dìng
stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stable is 安定 (ān dìng), defined as: stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam.

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

安 ān
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “stable”

WordPinyinMeaning
稳固 (穩固)wěn gùstable; steady
厩 (廄)jiùstable; barn
稳 (穩)wěnsettled; steady; stable
马厩 (馬廄)mǎ jiùstable
稳定 (穩定)wěn dìngsteady; stable

Related words

Other words that share a character with 安定.

WordPinyinMeaning
安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
公安gōng ān(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety
晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!
平安píng ānsafe and sound; well
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 “stable”.

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.