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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “identification”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 证明 (證明) | zhèng míng | proof; certificate |
| 验明正身 (驗明正身) | yàn míng zhèng shēn | to identify; to verify sb's identity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 辨识.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve |
| 辨别 (辨別) | biàn bié | to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell |
| 分辨率 | fēn biàn lǜ | resolution (of images, monitors, scanners etc) |
| 辨认 (辨認) | biàn rèn | to recognize; to identify |
| 辨析 | biàn xī | to differentiate and analyze; to discriminate |
| 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 |
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.