定

dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite

to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely

roof (宀) + feet planted (疋) = fixed, settled, definite

A roof overhead and feet planted on the ground — that is what it means to be settled and fixed in place. Together they evoke the stillness of someone who has stopped wandering and made a commitment.

宀+疋→定
宀RoofSemantic
疋FootSemantic

我们已经定好了明天的酒店。

wǒ men yǐ jīng dìng hǎo le míng tiān de jiǔ diàn。

We have already booked the hotel for tomorrow.

他提前一个月定了去南方的火车票。

tā tí qián yī gè yuè dìng le qù nán fāng de huǒ chē piào。

He booked the train tickets to the south a month in advance.

Words with 定

内定

nèi dìng

to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later

定金

dìng jīn

down payment

审定

shěn dìng

to examine sth and make a decision

预定

yù dìng

to schedule in advance

咬定

yǎo dìng

to assert

立定

lì dìng

to stop

假定

jiǎ dìng

to assume

定理

dìng lǐ

theorem

泸定

lú dìng

Luding county (Tibetan: lcags zam rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

定性

dìng xìng

to determine the nature (of sth)

贸易协定

mào yì xié dìng

trade agreement

定居

dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence

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