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Chinese symbol for “audit”

审核
shěn hé
Traditional: 審核
to audit; to investigate thoroughly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for audit is 审核 (shěn hé), defined as: to audit; to investigate thoroughly.

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

审 shěn
to examine, to investigate; to judge; to try
radical 40 ⼧ · 8 strokes
核 hé
core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “audit”

WordPinyinMeaning
审计 (審計)shěn jìto audit; to examine finances
稽核jī héto audit; to verify
核对 (核對)hé duìto check; to verify
旁听 (旁聽)páng tīngto sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer
排查pái cháto inspect; to run through a checklist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 审核.

WordPinyinMeaning
审查 (審查)shěn cháto examine; to investigate
审判 (審判)shěn pàna trial; to try sb
审议 (審議)shěn yì(of a committee etc) to deliberate; to consider; to discuss
审批 (審批)shěn pīto examine and approve; to endorse
审理 (審理)shěn lǐto hear (a case)
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on
核武器hé wǔ qìnuclear weapon

See also: Japanese symbol for “audit”.

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.