定

dìng

verb HSK 4 #392

Meanings

1 to fix; to set; to decide
2 definite; certain; stable

Characters

to fix; to decide; certain

A roof radical 宀 over 正 (correct) — something settled correctly under a roof, hence "decided and stable."

Examples

我们决定去旅行。

Wǒmen juédìng qù lǚxíng.

We decided to travel.

一定要来啊！

Yīdìng yào lái a!

You must come!

时间定了吗？

Shíjiān dìng le ma?

Has the time been set?

Tips

usage

定 is extremely productive: 一定 (definitely), 决定 (to decide), 肯定 (certainly), 稳定 (stable), 固定 (fixed), 订 is a related character for 'to book/order'.

Stroke Order

定 dìng