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The Chinese word ding - 定 - dìng
(stable in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

dìng

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English translations

stable"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., certainly"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to set, to subscribe, to order,
calm"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., to fix

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 定 ( dìng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( ding / dìng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>stable</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of dìng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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定 is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

steady  |  settled
定 ( ding / dìng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 140)
Chinese example words containing the character 定 ( ding / dìng )
定金 ( dìngjīn = down payment ), 定语 ( dìngyŭ = attribute ), 定做 ( dìngzuò = to have something made to order ), 规定 ( guīdìng = stipulation ), 决定 ( juédìng = to decide ), 肯定 ( kĕndìng = sure ), 全球定位系统 ( quánqiú dìngwèi xìtŏng = gaps ), 一定 ( yídìng = certainly )
Other characters that are pronounced dìng in Chinese
订 (to subscribe to)
More words that mean stable in Chinese
lì ( 枥 )
More words that mean certainly in Chinese
zhŭn ( 准 )

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