dìng to set; to fix; to determine

Made up of [ mián roof radical 40, zhǐ to stop; to prohibit; until; footprint radical 77]
Made with 8 strokes.
The meaning of setting things to right comes from combination of 'order'; 'stop' under 'roof'

Related characters


Also uses mián component: ān (peace) bǎo (jewel) ; (rich) ; gōng (palace) ; guān (official) ; hán (cold) ; jiā (house) ; (customer) ; nìng (better) ; róng (to hold) ; shì (room) ; shí (real) ; song (Song) ; (it) ; xué (cave) ; (proper) ; yuàn (courtyard) ; zāi (disaster) ; (letter)
Also uses zhǐ component: (a step) 齿 chǐ (tooth) ; (this) ; (martial) ; zhèng (correct) ; zǒu (walk) ; (foot)

Sounds same

dìng (how)

Different tone

dīng (nail) ; dǐng

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 定
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Cities

保定 Baoding, Hebei
罗定 Luoding, Guangdong