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定

dìng

HSK 3.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

dìng · ding6 (Jyutping)

  1. to fix; to set; to make definite
  2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)
  3. to congeal; to coagulate
  4. (literary) definitely

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

定

Meaning
decide, settle, fix
Radical
宀
Strokes
8
Components
⿱宀疋
Cangjie
JMYO
Four-corner
3080.1

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