定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
定心丸
dìngxīnwán
reassurance; something that sets one's mind at ease
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
丸 wán
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 政府公布的补偿方案，给受影响商户吃了一颗定心丸。 Zhèngfǔ gōngbù de bǔcháng fāng'àn, gěi shòu yǐngxiǎng shānghù chī le yì kē dìngxīnwán. The compensation plan announced by the government gave affected merchants a dose of reassurance.
- 老师的鼓励给了我一颗定心丸。 Lǎoshī de gǔlì gěi le wǒ yì kē dìngxīnwán. The teacher's encouragement set my mind at ease.
- 听到医生说手术很顺利，家人都吃了定心丸。 Tīngdào yīshēng shuō shǒushù hěn shùnlì, jiārén dōu chī le dìngxīnwán. Hearing the doctor say the operation went smoothly, the family felt reassured.
Related words
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly
- 定期 dìngqī regular; at regular times
- 否定 fǒudìng to negate; to reject
- 规定 guīdìng rule
- 决定 juédìng to decide; decision
- 确定 quèdìng to be sure; to decide
- 制定 zhìdìng to make; to draw up
- 定 dìng to decide; to book
- 固定 gùdìng to fix in place; fixed
- 说不定 shuōbudìng maybe
- 稳定 wěndìng stable