Chinese symbol for “scrutinize”
省
xǐng
(bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for scrutinize is 省 (xǐng), defined as: (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “scrutinize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 查对 (查對) | chá duì | to scrutinize; to examine |
| 鉴 (鑑) | jiàn | bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect |
| 端详 (端詳) | duān xiang | to look over carefully; to scrutinize |
| 盯牢 | dīng láo | to gaze intently at; to scrutinize |
| 睃巡 | suō xún | (eyes) to scan; to glance left and right |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 省.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全省 | quán shěng | the whole province |
| 省份 | shěng fèn | province |
| 省级 (省級) | shěng jí | (administrative) province-level |
| 节省 (節省) | jié shěng | saving; to save |
| 省委 | shěng wěi | provincial Party committee |
| 省长 (省長) | shěng zhǎng | governor of a province |
See also: Japanese symbol for “scrutinize”.
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.