Chinese symbol for “assay”
检定
jiǎn dìng
Traditional: 檢定
a test; determination; to check up on; to examine
The closest CC-CEDICT match for assay is 检定 (jiǎn dìng), defined as: a test; determination; to check up on; to examine; to assay.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “assay”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 试金 (試金) | shì jīn | assay |
| 验定 (驗定) | yàn dìng | to come to a conclusion about sth after examining it; to assay |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 检定.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 检查 (檢查) | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine |
| 检测 (檢測) | jiǎn cè | to test; to detect |
| 检验 (檢驗) | jiǎn yàn | to inspect; to examine |
| 检察院 (檢察院) | jiǎn chá yuàn | prosecutor's office; procuratorate |
| 检察 (檢察) | jiǎn chá | to inspect; (law) to prosecute |
| 检察官 (檢察官) | jiǎn chá guān | public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
See also: Japanese symbol for “assay”.
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