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Chinese symbol for “confirmation”

确认
què rèn
Traditional: 確認
to confirm; to verify; confirmation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for confirmation is 确认 (què rèn), defined as: to confirm; to verify; confirmation.

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

确 què
certain, sure; definite, exact; real, true
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes
认 rèn
to know, to recognize, to understand
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “confirmation”

WordPinyinMeaning
坚信礼 (堅信禮)jiān xìn lǐconfirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚振 (堅振)jiān zhènconfirmation (Christian ceremony)
坚振礼 (堅振禮)jiān zhèn lǐconfirmation (Christian ceremony)
证实礼 (證實禮)zhèng shí lǐconfirmation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 确认.

WordPinyinMeaning
确定 (確定)què dìngdefinite; certain
确实 (確實)què shíindeed; really
正确 (正確)zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper
明确 (明確)míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
确保 (確保)què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee
的确 (的確)dí quèreally; indeed
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize

See also: Japanese symbol for “confirmation”.

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.