Radical 宀
8 strokes
house 宀 (91a) + upright疋 (30b) = decide on 定
决定 (404) juédìng decide; decision
一定 (1) yídìng fixed, specified

Since the house was on a riverbank he checked carefully that it was upright before deciding on whether to buy it. / The dwarf was happy that he could tie up his dinghy alongside.