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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.

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

批 pī
comment, criticism; batch, lot; wholesale
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
准 zhǔn
standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “approve”

WordPinyinMeaning
认可 (認可)rèn kěto approve; approval
可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit
同意tóng yìto agree; to consent
允准yǔn zhǔnto approve; to permit
认证 (認證)rèn zhèngto authenticate; to approve

Related words

Other words that share a character with 批准.

WordPinyinMeaning
批评 (批評)pī píngto criticize; criticism; measure word: 次 (cì), 番 (fān)
批判pī pànto criticize; critique
大批dà pīlarge quantities of
审批 (審批)shěn pīto examine and approve; to endorse
批发 (批發)pī fāwholesale; bulk trade
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
准确 (準確)zhǔn quèaccurate; 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.

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