定

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Han character

定 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 十一卜人 (JMYO), four-corner 3080₁, composition ⿱宀𤴓)

Derived characters

• 𠉵 啶 埞 婝 掟 淀 䧑 椗 㱨 琔 腚 碇 䘺 綻 绽 聢 𦩘 蝊 諚 錠 锭 靛 顁 萣 𧄌

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 283, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7109
• Dae Jaweon: page 559, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 918, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5B9A

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *teːŋs, *deːŋs) : semantic 宀 + phonetic 正 (OC *tjeŋ, *tjeŋs)

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

定

1. stable; steady; fixed

   我公公揸筆揸得好定。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我公公揸笔揸得好定。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ gung¹ gung¹ zaa¹ bat¹ zaa¹ dak¹ hou² ding⁶.

   My grandpa holds the pen really steadily

   之前已經講定 [Cantonese, trad.]
   之前已经讲定 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zi¹ cin⁴ ji⁵ ging¹ gong² ding⁶

   already discussed and settled upon for some time

2. to fix; to stabilise
3. to put down; to suppress
4. to establish; to prepare the ground for
5. to decide; to resolve
6. to determine; to settle
7. to order; to reserve

   定貨／定货  ―  dìng huò  ―  to order goods

   定位  ―  dìng wèi  ―  to reserve a place

8. certainly; definitely; surely
9. ^† after all; at all
10. (Cantonese) calm
11. (Cantonese) in advance

    想唔暈船浪，就食定暈浪丸。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    想唔晕船浪，就食定晕浪丸。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    soeng² m⁴ wan⁴ syun⁴ long⁶, zau⁶ sik⁶ ding⁶ wan⁴ long⁶ jyun^4-2.

    If you don't want to get seasick, then take a motion sickness pill in advance.

    我阿媽日日都五點就開定檯等我哋返屋企食飯。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    我阿妈日日都五点就开定台等我哋返屋企食饭。 [Cantonese, simp.]

    ngo⁵ aa³ maa¹ jat⁶ jat⁶ dou¹ ng⁵ dim² zau⁶ hoi¹ ding⁶ toi^4-2 dang² ngo⁵ dei⁶ faan¹ uk¹ kei² sik⁶ faan⁶.

    My mother sets the table in advance at five o'clock, waiting for us to come home for dinner.

12. (Cantonese) Short for 定係／定系 (“or”).

    你想食飯定麵啊？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你想食饭定面啊？ [Cantonese, simp.]

    nei⁵ soeng² sik⁶ faan⁶ ding⁶ min⁶ aa³?

    Do you want to have rice or noodles?

    • 1975, “天才與白痴”, in 許冠傑, 薛志雄 (lyrics), 天才與白痴, performed by 許冠傑:

      扮懵定蠢才？冇咁易會知 [Cantonese, trad.]
      扮懵定蠢才？冇咁易会知 [Cantonese, simp.]

      baan⁶ mung² ding⁶ ceon² coi⁴? mou⁵ gam³ ji⁶ wui⁵ zi¹

      Playing stupid or just dumb? It's not so easy to tell

13. a surname
14. (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 定 (MC dengH)

Synonyms

• (to decide; to determine): 決／决 (jué)
• (or):

Descendants

• → Thai: เที่ยง (tîiang)

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

定

1. (～星) (Chinese astronomy) the Encampment, one of Twenty-Eight Mansions

   • 定之方中、作于楚宮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     定之方中、作于楚宫。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dìng zhī fāngzhōng, zuò yú Chǔgōng.

     When Ding culminated ,
     He began to build the palace at Chu.

2. ^† forehead

   See also: 顁／𬱫

   • 麟之定、振振公姓。于嗟麟兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Lín zhī dìng, zhēnzhēn gōngxìng. Xūjiē lín xī.

     The forehead of the Lin:
     The noble grandsons of our prince,
     Ah! they are the Lin!

3. ^† Original form of 錠／锭 (dìng, “Classifier for silver ingots or ink sticks.”).
4. ^‡ A kind of hoe.

Synonyms

• (the Encampment): 營室／营室, 室 (Shì)

Compounds

Pronunciation 3

Definitions

定

1. (Cantonese) Sentence final particle used to make assumptions.

Derived terms

References

• “定”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. determine, fix, establish, decide

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō, Jōyō)^{←ぢやう (dyau, historical)}
• Kan-on: てい (tei, Jōyō)
• Kun: さだむ (sadamu, 定む); さだまる (sadamaru, 定まる, Jōyō); さだめる (sadameru, 定める, Jōyō); さだか (sadaka, 定か, Jōyō)

Compounds

• 定冠詞(ていかんし) (teikanshi): definite article
• 定義(ていぎ) (teigi): definition
• 設定(せってい) (settei): setup, creation, settings
• 勘定(かんじょう) (kanjō): bill, check
• 予定(よてい) (yotei): schedule
• 肯(こう)定(てい)する (kōteisuru): to affirm
• 否(ひ)定(てい)する (hiteisuru): to deny

Proper noun

定(さだ) • (Sada) 

1. a female given name

Korean

Hanja

定 (eumhun 정할 정 (jeonghal jeong))

1. Hanja form^? of 정 (“decide, settle”).
2. Hanja form^? of 정 (“fix”).

Compounds

• 인정 (認定, injeong, “recognition; authorization”)

Vietnamese

Han character

定: Hán Nôm readings: định

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