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定
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settle on

HSK 4 N2
Communication →Language
dìng
テイ、ジョウ
さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
정
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound.
Components
宀 roof+ 正 correct =
定 settle on
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
正 Phonetic component
zhèng correct
right, proper, correct
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Notes
Similar Characters
字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim室 room宥 pardon宦 officialdom
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
定
Regular
Modern
Chinese
定 [dìng]
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order
Japanese
定 さだ 同音
adverb archaicusually kana certainly; truly
定 じょう 同音
  1. noun certainty; reality; actuality
  2. n-pref regular; permanent
  3. noun Buddhism samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
定 さだ
Sada female given namesurname
定 さだし
Sadashi given name
定 さだじ
Sadaji unclassified name
定 さだずみ
Sadazumi unclassified name
定 さだつぐ
Sadatsugu unclassified name
定 さだのり
Sadanori unclassified name
定 さだみ
Sadami female given name
定 さだむ
Sadamu surnamegiven name
定 さだむね
Sadamune unclassified name
定 さだめ
Sadame surname
定 さだゆき
Sadayuki unclassified name
定 じょう
Jō given name
定 てい
Tei surnamegiven name
定 てつじょう
Tetsujō given name
定 やすし
Yasushi given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
一定 [yī​dìng] #204
surely
肯定 [kěn​dìng] #218
to be certain
决定 [jué​dìng] #340
to decide (to do something)
决定 [jué​dìng] #340
to decide (to do something)
确定 [què​dìng] #365
definite
确定 [què​dìng] #365
definite
规定 [guī​dìng] #1,966
provision
规定 [guī​dìng] #1,966
provision
稳定 [wěn​dìng] #2,184
steady
稳定 [wěn​dìng] #2,184
steady
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 予定 [よてい] #890
plans
⭐ 否定 [ひてい] #990
denial
⭐ 決定 [けってい] #1,293
decision
⭐ 設定 [せってい] #2,372
establishment
⭐ 安定 [あんてい] #2,734
stability
⭐ 特定 [とくてい] #2,779
specific
⭐ 想定 [そうてい] #2,786
hypothesis
⭐ 指定 [してい] #2,820
designation
⭐ 一定 [いってい] #2,862
to fix
⭐ 定める [さだめる] #2,962
to decide
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KOREAN WORDS (70)
결정 #6,641
decision
특정 #7,706
being specific; being particular
고정 #7,872
being fixed; being regular
정원 #12,840
capacity; the maximum number of admissions
안정 #19,064
stability; equilibrium
규정 #22,568
regulation; rule
설정 #23,280
set-up
측정 #29,887
measurement; survey; sounding; gauging
일정 #32,083
being fixed; being regular
정액 #37,523
certain amount; being fixed
60 more items