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Chinese symbol for “identifier”

识别码
shí bié mǎ
Traditional: 識別碼
identifier

The closest CC-CEDICT match for identifier is 识别码 (shí bié mǎ), defined as: identifier.

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

识 shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes
别 bié
to separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave; other; do not, mus
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes
码 mǎ
number, numeral, symbol; yard
radical 112 ⽯ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “identifier”

WordPinyinMeaning
识别号 (識別號)shí bié hàoidentifier

Related words

Other words that share a character with 识别码.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
共识 (共識)gòng shícommon understanding; consensus
识别 (識別)shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
知识分子 (知識份子)zhī shi fèn zǐvariant of 知识分子 (zhī shi fèn zǐ)
特别 (特別)tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly
别人 (別人)bié renother people; others; other person
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN

See also: Japanese symbol for “identifier”.

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.