• 77th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.22% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 399 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dìng (ding4)to set • to fix • to determine • to decide • to order

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一定 
决定 (決定)
肯定 
注定 (註定)

Uncommon

不一定 
不定 
保定 
制定 
协定 (協定)
否定 
固定 
坚定 (堅定)
坚定不移 (堅定不移)
安定 
定位 
定律 
定时 (定時)
定期 
定格 
定义 (定義)
定制 (定製)
定量 
必定 
指定 
搞定 
法定 
淡定 
特定 
确定 (確定)
稳定 (穩定)
约定 (約定)
规定 (規定)
设定 (設定)
认定 (認定)
说不定 (說不定)
选定 (選定)
锁定 (鎖定)
镇定 (鎮定)
铁定 (鐵定)
鉴定 (鑑定)
限定 
预定 (預定)

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  • 205th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lún (lun2)the Analects (of Confucius)
2. lùn (lun4)by the • per • theory • to discuss • to talk (about) • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lún (lun2)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for lùn (lun4)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

不论 (不論)
无论 (無論)
理论 (理論)
讨论 (討論)
评论 (評論)
论坛 (論壇)

Uncommon

定论 (定論)
争论 (爭論)
结论 (結論)
言论 (言論)
讨论区 (討論區)
评论家 (評論家)
谈论 (談論)
论战 (論戰)
论文 (論文)
论语 (論語)
论证 (論證)
议论 (議論)
舆论 (輿論)
辩论 (辯論)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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