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Chinese symbol for “stipulate”

规定
guī dìng
Traditional: 規定
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stipulate is 规定 (guī dìng), defined as: to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations.

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

规 guī
rules, regulations, customs, law
radical 147 ⾒ · 8 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stipulate”

WordPinyinMeaning
约定 (約定)yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain
订明 (訂明)dìng míngto stipulate; to state expressly
订定 (訂定)dìng dìngto set; to designate
载明 (載明)zǎi míngto state explicitly in writing; to specify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 规定.

WordPinyinMeaning
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
规划 (規劃)guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program
规则 (規則)guī zérule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed
法规 (法規)fǎ guīlegislation; statute
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
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain

See also: Japanese symbol for “stipulate”.

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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