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定 (dìng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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Animated Stroke Order 定

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 定 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 定

定 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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定=宀roof+正correct, straight

Under a roof (宀), one reaches (正) a settled state — to decide or calm down.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 定

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 定

HSK words that contain this character.

一定

yī dìng

definitely

决定

jué dìng

decide

肯定

kěn dìng

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 定 is used in context

tā他

jué决

dìng定

míng明

tiān天

qù去

lǚ

Information

Pinyindìng

Meaningto decide

Strokes8

Radical宀

Traditional定

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#450

Zhuyinㄉㄧㄥˋ

UnicodeU+5B9A

CangjieJMYO

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certain; definite

HSK 4

规定

guī dìng

rule

制定

zhì dìng

draw up; draft; formulate

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate; to deny

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固定

gù dìng

fixed; fasten

确定

què dìng

define; fix; determine

稳定

wěn dìng

stabilise; steady

说不定

shuō bu dìng

perhaps; maybe

坚定

jiān dìng

firm; staunch; steadfast

奠定

diàn dìng

establish; settle

定义

dìng yì

definition; delimiting

定期

dìng qī

fix a date; at regular intervals

拟定

nǐ dìng

draft; draw up; work out

旅

xíng行

。

He decided to travel tomorrow.

wǒ我

yí一

dìng定

huì会

zhǔn准

shí时

dào到

dá达

。

I will definitely arrive on time.

wǒmen hái méi dìng qù nǎr lǚxíng.

我们还没定去哪儿旅行。

We haven't decided where to travel yet.

zhè这

ge个

guó国

jiā家

de的

jīng经

jì济

hěn很

wěn稳

dìng定

。

This country's economy is very stable.

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