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Chinese symbol for “inspect”

检验
jiǎn yàn
Traditional: 檢驗
to inspect; to examine; to test

The closest CC-CEDICT match for inspect is 检验 (jiǎn yàn), defined as: to inspect; to examine; to test.

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

检 jiǎn
to check, to examine, to inspect
radical 75 ⽊ · 11 strokes
验 yàn
to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify
radical 187 ⾺ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “inspect”

WordPinyinMeaning
考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study
检察 (檢察)jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute
视察 (視察)shì cháto inspect; an investigation
巡视 (巡視)xún shìto inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour; to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
阅 (閱)yuèto inspect; to review

Related words

Other words that share a character with 检验.

WordPinyinMeaning
检查 (檢查)jiǎn cháinspection; to examine
检测 (檢測)jiǎn cèto test; to detect
检察院 (檢察院)jiǎn chá yuànprosecutor's office; procuratorate
检察 (檢察)jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute
检察官 (檢察官)jiǎn chá guānpublic prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
经验 (經驗)jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
实验 (實驗)shí yànexperiment; test
体验 (體驗)tǐ yànto experience for oneself

See also: Japanese symbol for “inspect”.

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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