定于 (dìng yú) — to be scheduled (for a time or place); (formal)…

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'is scheduled for' a time or place — written register, used in announcements and notices. It does not mean 'due to'.

verb

to be scheduled (for a time or place)(formal) to be set to take place on

定于。
Huì yì dìng yú xià zhōu yī xià wǔ liǎng diǎn jǔ xíng.
The meeting is scheduled for 2 PM next Monday.
定于。
Kāi mù shì dìng yú běn yuè shí wǔ rì.
The opening ceremony is set for the 15th of this month.
定于。
Kǎo shì dìng yú liù yuè de zuì hòu yí gè zhōu mò jìn xíng.
The exam will be held on the last weekend of June.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

定 sets a time, and 于 points to the scheduled occasion.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.