Chinese symbol for “trial”
审判
shěn pàn
Traditional: 審判
a trial; to try sb
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trial is 审判 (shěn pàn), defined as: a trial; to try sb.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “trial”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 考验 (考驗) | kǎo yàn | to test; to put to the test |
| 审讯 (審訊) | shěn xùn | inquest; trial |
| 磨难 (磨難) | mó nàn | a torment; a trial |
| 试办 (試辦) | shì bàn | to try sth out; trial |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 审判.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 审查 (審查) | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate |
| 审议 (審議) | shěn yì | (of a committee etc) to deliberate; to consider; to discuss |
| 审核 (審核) | shěn hé | to audit; to investigate thoroughly |
| 审批 (審批) | shěn pī | to examine and approve; to endorse |
| 审理 (審理) | shěn lǐ | to hear (a case) |
| 判断 (判斷) | pàn duàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 谈判 (談判) | tán pàn | to negotiate; negotiation |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize; critique |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trial”.
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.