核定 Traditional form: 核定 Pinyin (reading): hédìng Definitions: to audit and determine to check and ratify to appraise and decide determination on a deemed basis (taxation) to deem Characters: 核 - core, kernel; nut, seed; atom 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure Traditional characters: 核 - core, kernel; nut, seed; atom 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure