Chinese symbol for “whereas”
鉴于
jiàn yú
Traditional: 鑒於
in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whereas is 鉴于 (jiàn yú), defined as: in view of; seeing that; considering; whereas.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “whereas”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鉴于.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉴定 (鑑定) | jiàn dìng | to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate |
| 借鉴 (借鑒) | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things) |
| 鉴别 (鑑別) | jiàn bié | to differentiate; to distinguish |
| 鉴赏 (鑑賞) | jiàn shǎng | to appreciate (as a connoisseur) |
| 年鉴 (年鑑) | nián jiàn | annual report; yearbook |
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to; as a result of |
| 关于 (關於) | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whereas”.
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.