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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.

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

检 jiǎn
to check, to examine, to inspect
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
定 dìng
to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “assay”

WordPinyinMeaning
试金 (試金)shì jīnassay
验定 (驗定)yàn dìngto come to a conclusion about sth after examining it; to assay

Related words

Other words that share a character with 检定.

WordPinyinMeaning
检查 (檢查)jiǎn cháinspection; to examine
检测 (檢測)jiǎn cèto test; to detect
检验 (檢驗)jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine
检察院 (檢察院)jiǎn chá yuànprosecutor's office; procuratorate
检察 (檢察)jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute
检察官 (檢察官)jiǎn chá guānpublic prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
决定 (決定)jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled

See also: Japanese symbol for “assay”.

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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