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Pronunciation

Mandarin	dìng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	deng6, ding6
反切 Fanqie	徒径切
Japanese Kun	sadameru, sadamaru, sadame
Japanese On	tei, jou
Korean (Hangul)	정
Korean (Yale)	ceng
Vietnamese	định

Meaning

Definition

decide, settle, fix

Character Rank

Traditional	101
Simplified	94
常用字表	77
Hong Kong Grade Level	2
HSK v.3 Level	2
HSK v.3 Writing Level	2

Common Words With This Character  

一定	yīdìng	surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
决定	juédìng	to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
肯定	kěndìng	to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
稳定	wěndìng	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
确定	quèdìng	definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on something); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
安定	āndìng	stable; quiet; settled; stabilize; maintain; stabilized; calm and orderly; Anting township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	宀 (#40:roof)
Shuowen Radical	宀
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+5B9A
Big 5	A977
GB2312	B6A8

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	jmyo
Four Corner	3080.1
WuBi 86	pghu
WuBi 98	pghu