Chinese symbol for “cf”
另见
lìng jiàn
Traditional: 另見
cf.; see also
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cf is 另见 (lìng jiàn), defined as: cf.; see also.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 另见.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional; in addition |
| 另一方面 | lìng yī fāng miàn | on the other hand; another aspect |
| 另类 (另類) | lìng lèi | offbeat; alternative |
| 另有 | lìng yǒu | to have some other (reason etc) |
| 另一半 | lìng yī bàn | other half; (fig.) spouse |
| 另行 | lìng xíng | (to do sth) separately; as a separate action |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 看见 (看見) | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cf”.
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.