Chinese symbol for “discern”
识别
shí bié
Traditional: 識別
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
The closest CC-CEDICT match for discern is 识别 (shí bié), defined as: to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “discern”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明辨 | míng biàn | to discern; to distinguish clearly |
| 辨别 (辨別) | biàn bié | to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell |
| 算准 (算準) | suàn zhǔn | to calculate precisely; to identify; to discern; to tell |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 识别.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
| 意识 (意識) | yì shí | consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize |
| 共识 (共識) | gòng shí | common understanding; consensus |
| 知识分子 (知識份子) | zhī shi fèn zǐ | variant of 知识分子 (zhī shi fèn zǐ) |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 别人 (別人) | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
See also: Japanese symbol for “discern”.
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