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Chinese symbol for “identification”

辨识
biàn shí
Traditional: 辨識
identification; to identify; to recognize

The closest CC-CEDICT match for identification is 辨识 (biàn shí), defined as: identification; to identify; to recognize.

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

辨 biàn
to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
radical 160 ⾟ · 16 strokes
识 shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “identification”

WordPinyinMeaning
证明 (證明)zhèng míngproof; certificate
验明正身 (驗明正身)yàn míng zhèng shēnto identify; to verify sb's identity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辨识.

WordPinyinMeaning
分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
辨别 (辨別)biàn biéto distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell
分辨率fēn biàn lǜresolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc)
辨认 (辨認)biàn rènto recognize; to identify
辨析biàn xīto differentiate and analyze; to discriminate
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)
意识 (意識)yì shíconsciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize

See also: Japanese symbol for “identification”.

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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