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Chinese symbol for “appraisal”

鉴证
jiàn zhèng
Traditional: 鑑證
appraisal; verification; authentication; forensic investigation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for appraisal is 鉴证 (jiàn zhèng), defined as: appraisal; verification; authentication; forensic investigation.

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

鉴 jiàn
mirror, looking glass; to reflect
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
证 zhèng
to prove, to verify; certificate, proof
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “appraisal”

WordPinyinMeaning
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
褒贬 (褒貶)bāo biǎnto appraise; to pass judgment on
鉴价 (鑑價)jiàn jiàto appraise; appraisal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鉴证.

WordPinyinMeaning
鉴定 (鑑定)jiàn dìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate
鉴于 (鑒於)jiàn yúin view of; seeing that
借鉴 (借鑒)jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)
鉴别 (鑑別)jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish
鉴赏 (鑑賞)jiàn shǎngto appreciate (as a connoisseur)
年鉴 (年鑑)nián jiànannual report; yearbook
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
保证 (保證)bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee

See also: Japanese symbol for “appraisal”.

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.