TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
定
定 ＝ 宀 ＋ 正
ㄉㄧㄥˋ · dìng
verb — to settle, to fix
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof
A roof (宀) over 正 "set straight" — settled; copying bent 正 into today's base.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
外面再亂，屋頂（宀）下，東西放得正正的（正）。
Whatever the chaos outside — under the roof (宀), everything set straight (正).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)安定、定下來— settled, at rest常用
→一定— fixed → certainly
→規定、決定— to set rules; to set a course
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
例 · Examples
1時間定在星期五。
The time is set: Friday.
2我一定會去。一定
I'll be there, no question.
3心定下來，再做決定。安定、定下來
Let the heart settle, then decide.
4這裡的規定很多。規定、決定
A lot of rules here.
5他過著安定的生活。安定、定下來
He lives a settled life.
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演 · Evolution
金文屋頂下明明是正；小篆開始變形；楷書定了型。
Bronze forms show 正 plainly under the roof; the seal script starts the bend; the standard script finishes it.