定 dìng to set; to fix; to determine

Made up of [宀 mián roof radical 40, 止 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 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 宝 bǎo (jewel) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 宫 gōng (palace) ; 官 guān (official) ; 寒 hán (cold) ; 家 jiā (house) ; 客 kè (customer) ; 宁 nìng (better) ; 容 róng (to hold) ; 室 shì (room) ; 实 shí (real) ; 宋 song (Song) ; 它 tā (it) ; 穴 xué (cave) ; 宜 yí (proper) ; 院 yuàn (courtyard) ; 灾 zāi (disaster) ; 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 止 zhǐ component: 步 bù (a step) 齿 chǐ (tooth) ; 此 cǐ (this) ; 武 wǔ (martial) ; 正 zhèng (correct) ; 走 zǒu (walk) ; 足 zú (foot)

Sounds same

怎 dìng (how)

Different tone

丁 dīng (nail) ; 鼎 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
定西 Dingxi, Gansu