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Chinese symbol for “considering”

鉴于
jiàn yú
Traditional: 鑒於
in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas

The closest CC-CEDICT match for considering is 鉴于 (jiàn yú), defined as: in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas.

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

鉴 jiàn
mirror, looking glass; to reflect
radical 167 ⾦ · 13 strokes
于 yú
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
radical 7 ⼆ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “considering”

WordPinyinMeaning
来讲 (來講)lái jiǎngas to; considering
看在kàn zài(in the expression 看在 (kàn zài) + ... + 的份上 (de fèn shang)) for the sake of ...; considering ...

Related words

Other words that share a character with 鉴于.

WordPinyinMeaning
鉴定 (鑑定)jiàn dìngto examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate
借鉴 (借鑒)jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)
鉴别 (鑑別)jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish
鉴赏 (鑑賞)jiàn shǎngto appreciate (as a connoisseur)
年鉴 (年鑑)nián jiànannual report; yearbook
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
由于 (由於)yóu yúdue to; as a result of
关于 (關於)guān yúpertaining to; concerning

See also: Japanese symbol for “considering”.

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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