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Chinese symbol for “acknowledgment”

认可
rèn kě
Traditional: 認可
to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acknowledgment is 认可 (rèn kě), defined as: to approve; approval; acknowledgment; OK.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

认 rèn
to know, to recognize, to understand
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 认可.

WordPinyinMeaning
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
承认 (承認)chéng rènto admit; to concede
认真 (認真)rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest
确认 (確認)què rènto confirm; to verify
认证 (認證)rèn zhèngto authenticate; to approve
可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible

See also: Japanese symbol for “acknowledgment”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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