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Chinese symbol for “verdict”

裁判
cái pàn
(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge

The closest CC-CEDICT match for verdict is 裁判 (cái pàn), defined as: (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge.

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

裁 cái
to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes
判 pàn
to judge; to discriminate; to conclude
radical 18 ⼑ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “verdict”

WordPinyinMeaning
结论 (結論)jié lùnconclusion; verdict
断语 (斷語)duàn yǔconclusion; judgment
定谳 (定讞)dìng yànto judge a case; to render a verdict

Related words

Other words that share a character with 裁判.

WordPinyinMeaning
总裁 (總裁)zǒng cáichairman; director-general (of a company etc)
制裁zhì cáito punish; punishment
独裁 (獨裁)dú cáidictatorship
裁决 (裁決)cái juéruling; adjudication
裁定cái dìngruling
审判 (審判)shěn pàna trial; to try sb
判断 (判斷)pàn duànto judge; to determine; judgment
谈判 (談判)tán pànto negotiate; negotiation

See also: Japanese symbol for “verdict”.

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.