指定 zhǐdìng▶ Bổ nhiệm

Stroke order

指定 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 指 — 9 strokes
• 定 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to appoint
2. to assign
3. to indicate clearly and with certainty
4. designated

Related words

• 坚定Vững chắc; Kiên định
• 奠定Thành lập; thiết lập
• 定义Định nghĩa
• 定期thường xuyên
• 拟定nghiên cứu kỹ
• 指令hướng dẫn; chỉ dẫn

指定 is pronounced zhǐdìng and means “Bổ nhiệm”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 指定 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.