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Chinese symbol for “authorization”

许可证
xǔ kě zhèng
Traditional: 許可證
license; authorization; permit

The closest CC-CEDICT match for authorization is 许可证 (xǔ kě zhèng), defined as: license; authorization; permit.

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

许 xǔ
to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
证 zhèng
to prove, to verify; certificate, proof
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “authorization”

WordPinyinMeaning
委托书 (委託書)wěi tuō shūcommission; proxy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 许可证.

WordPinyinMeaning
许多 (許多)xǔ duōmany; a lot of
也许 (也許)yě xǔperhaps; maybe
允许 (允許)yǔn xǔto permit; to allow
或许 (或許)huò xǔperhaps; maybe
许可 (許可)xǔ kěto allow; to permit
不许 (不許)bù xǔnot to allow; must not
可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate

See also: Japanese symbol for “authorization”.

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.