dìng = di + (e)ng4
to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order
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How to pronounce 定

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

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+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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定 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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xià = xi + a4
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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Characters with 定 as component

diàn = di + an4
sediment / precipitate
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diàn = di + an4
shallow water
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zhàn = zh + an4
to burst open / to split at the seam
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Words with 定

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surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must
to be certain / to be positive / assuredly / definitely / to give recognition / to affirm / affirmative (answer)
to decide (to do something) / to resolve / decision / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] / certainly

Sentences with 定

liú
xià
lái
de
gēn
dìng
hǎi
shén
zhēn

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dìng

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order

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