Chinese symbol for “approve”
批准
pī zhǔn
to approve; to ratify
The closest CC-CEDICT match for approve is 批准 (pī zhǔn), defined as: to approve; to ratify.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “approve”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认可 (認可) | rèn kě | to approve; approval |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 允准 | yǔn zhǔn | to approve; to permit |
| 认证 (認證) | rèn zhèng | to authenticate; to approve |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 批准.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批评 (批評) | pī píng | to criticize; criticism; measure word: 次 (cì), 番 (fān) |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize; critique |
| 大批 | dà pī | large quantities of |
| 审批 (審批) | shěn pī | to examine and approve; to endorse |
| 批发 (批發) | pī fā | wholesale; bulk trade |
| 准备 (準備) | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 标准 (標準) | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard |
| 准确 (準確) | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
See also: Japanese symbol for “approve”.
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.