(dìng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

dìng to make an order; to draw up an agreement 4 strokes · Radical (words) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 订 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced dìng.

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4
订 — 4 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left words
right male adult

Radical

The radical of is — meaning words. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (speech) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 订

dìng to book; to order
他在网上订了一张机票。
Tā zài wǎng shàng dìng le yì zhāng jīpiào.
He booked a plane ticket online.

Tasks Featuring 订 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 交流购物体验、商业活动内容
Shopping Experiences ·

FAQ

What does 订 mean in Chinese?

订 (dìng) means to make an order; to draw up an agreement. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 订 have?

订 is written in 4 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 订?

The radical of 订 is 讠 (words). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 误, 计, 许, 谈, 讨.

What is the pinyin for 订?

订 is pronounced dìng.

What HSK 4 words use 订?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 订 appears in 1 word, including 订 (dìng). See the full list above.

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