Chinese symbol for “criticism”
批评
pī píng
Traditional: 批評
to criticize; criticism; measure word: 次 (cì), 番 (fān)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for criticism is 批评 (pī píng), defined as: to criticize; criticism; measure word: 次 (cì), 番 (fān).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “criticism”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批语 (批語) | pī yǔ | criticism; commentary |
| 谴责 (譴責) | qiǎn zé | to denounce; to condemn |
| 指正 | zhǐ zhèng | to point out mistakes or weak points for correction; to comment |
| 批注 (批註) | pī zhù | to annotate; to add marginal comments on |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 批评.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve; to ratify |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize; critique |
| 大批 | dà pī | large quantities of |
| 审批 (審批) | shěn pī | to examine and approve; to endorse |
| 批发 (批發) | pī fā | wholesale; bulk trade |
| 评论 (評論) | píng lùn | to comment on; to discuss |
| 评价 (評價) | píng jià | to evaluate; to assess |
| 评估 (評估) | píng gū | to evaluate; to assess |
See also: Japanese symbol for “criticism”.
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.