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定盘星

dìng pán xīngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard / fixed opinion / solid idea / decisive plan
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-68560352653a610f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

定盤星 定盘星 [ding4 pan2 xing1] /the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard/fixed opinion/solid idea/decisive plan/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 定盤星

  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 盘
    pán

    tray / plate / dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check / to examine / to investigate / to transfer / to sell (property) / to shift / to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)

  • 星
    xīng

    star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.