订 (dìng) — to order (goods, tickets, food, etc.), to book; to subscribe to (a newspaper, magazine); to draw up (a contract, agreement)
Definition
订 (dìng) covers ordering/booking goods or tickets and drawing up agreements — a general everyday verb. For reserving in advance use 预订; for subscribing to a publication use 订阅; for formal contracts use 订立.
verb
to order (goods, tickets, food, etc.)to bookto subscribe to (a newspaper, magazine)to draw up (a contract, agreement)
Examples
- 订。Wǒ xiǎng dìng yí gè fáng jiān.I'd like to book a room.
- 订。Tā dìng le sān zhāng huǒ chē piào.He booked three train tickets.
- 订。Tā men dìng le yí gè xué xí jì huà.They drew up a study plan.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 訂; 订 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 訂 combines 言, related to speech, with 丁, which gives the sound; the simplified 订 is a later shorthand.
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