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Chinese symbol for “criterion”

标准
biāo zhǔn
Traditional: 標準
standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for criterion is 标准 (biāo zhǔn), defined as: standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard.

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

标 biāo
mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
准 zhǔn
standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “criterion”

WordPinyinMeaning
判据 (判據)pàn jùcriterion; criteria
准则 (準則)zhǔn zénorm; standard
要件yào jiànkey document; important condition
王法wáng fǎthe law; the law of the land
基准 (基準)jī zhǔn(surveying) datum; standard; criterion; benchmark

Related words

Other words that share a character with 标准.

WordPinyinMeaning
目标 (目標)mù biāotarget; goal
标志 (標誌)biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
指标 (指標)zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator
标题 (標題)biāo títitle; heading
标签 (標籤)biāo qiānlabel; tag
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
准确 (準確)zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise

See also: Japanese symbol for “criterion”.

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.