Chinese symbol for “ascertain”
批
pī
to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ascertain is 批 (pī), defined as: to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “ascertain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探明 | tàn míng | to ascertain; to verify |
| 确定 (確定) | què dìng | definite; certain |
| 验明 (驗明) | yàn míng | to ascertain; to identify |
| 查实 (查實) | chá shí | to verify; to ascertain |
| 摸清 | mō qīng | to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 批.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批评 (批評) | pī píng | to criticize; criticism; measure word: 次 (cì), 番 (fān) |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve; to ratify |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ascertain”.
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.