懂中文 Dong Chinese

訂

dìng

draw up agreement

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

丁 sound component

丁  Sound component

dīng

  

cubes

Evolution

訂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
訂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

订 (訂) 

dìng

draw up agreement; arrange; to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order

Most common words with 訂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

订

to agree

订婚

to get engaged

签订

to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)

预订

to place an order

订单

(purchase) order