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定 — to fix; to set; to make definite

Pinyin
dìng
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

How to write 定: 8 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

定 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 定 in the HSK syllabus: 53

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 决定juédìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mindHSK 3
  2. 一定yídìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settledHSK 3
  3. 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definiteHSK 4
  4. 规定guīdìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix; to setHSK 4
  5. 肯定kěndìngto be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitelyHSK 4
  6. 定期dìngqīat set dates; at regular intervals; periodicHSK 5
  7. 否定fǒudìngto negate; to deny; to reject; negative; negationHSK 5
  8. 固定gùdìngto fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixedHSK 5
  9. 确定quèdìngdefinite; certain; fixed; to fix; to determineHSK 5
  10. 说不定shuōbudìngcan't say for sure; maybeHSK 5
  11. 稳定wěndìngsteady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacifyHSK 5
  12. 约定yuēdìngto agree on sth; to conclude a bargain; to arrangeHSK 5
  13. 制定zhìdìngto draw up; to formulateHSK 5
  14. 定价dìngjiàto set a price; to fix a priceHSK 6
  15. 定时dìngshíto fix a time; fixed time; timedHSK 6
  16. 定位dìngwèito orientate; to position; to categorizeHSK 6
  17. 定义dìngyìdefinition; to defineHSK 6
  18. 定制dìngzhìcustom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom madeHSK 6
  19. 法定fǎdìngstatutory; law-based; legalHSK 6
  20. 坚定jiāndìngfirm; steady; staunch; resoluteHSK 6
  21. 鉴定jiàndìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticateHSK 6
  22. 认定rèndìngto maintain; to determine; determinationHSK 6
  23. 特定tèdìngspecial; specific; designated; particularHSK 6
  24. 预定yùdìngto arrange in advanceHSK 6
  25. 指定zhǐdìngto appoint; to assignHSK 6
  26. 安定āndìngstable; calm; settled; to stabilizeHSK 7–9
  27. 必定bìdìngto be bound to; to be sure toHSK 7–9
  28. 不定búdìngindefinite; indeterminate; adventitiousHSK 7–9
  29. 裁定cáidìngrulingHSK 7–9
  30. 测定cèdìngto determineHSK 7–9
  31. 奠定diàndìngto establish; to fix; to settleHSK 7–9
  32. 定金dìngjīndown payment; advance paymentHSK 7–9
  33. 定居dìngjūto settle; to take up residenceHSK 7–9
  34. 定律dìnglǜscientific lawHSK 7–9
  35. 定论dìnglùnfinal conclusion; accepted argumentHSK 7–9
  36. 定向dìngxiàngto orientate; directional; directed; orienteeringHSK 7–9
  37. 定心丸dìngxīnwántranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at easeHSK 7–9
  38. 定做dìngzuòto have something made to orderHSK 7–9
  39. 断定duàndìngto conclude; to determine; to come to a judgmentHSK 7–9
  40. 假定jiǎdìngto assume; to suppose; supposed; so-calledHSK 7–9

And 13 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.