鉴 jiàn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 金 — gold, metal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鉴定
jiàndìng
to appraise, to identify; appraisal
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 专家正在鉴定这幅画是否出自名家之手。 Zhuānjiā zhèngzài jiàndìng zhè fú huà shìfǒu chūzì míngjiā zhī shǒu. Experts are identifying whether this painting was created by a famous artist.
- 这个花瓶需要专家鉴定才能知道真假。 Zhège huāpíng xūyào zhuānjiā jiàndìng cái néng zhīdào zhēnjiǎ. This vase needs an expert's appraisal before we can know whether it is genuine.
- 这块玉的鉴定结果明天就能出来。 Zhè kuài yù de jiàndìng jiéguǒ míngtiān jiù néng chūlái. The appraisal result for this piece of jade will be ready tomorrow.
Related words
- 借鉴 jièjiàn to draw lessons from
- 鉴别 jiànbié to distinguish; to appraise; to identify
- 鉴赏 jiànshǎng to appreciate; to appraise
- 鉴于 jiànyú in view of; considering that
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly
- 定期 dìngqī regular; at regular times
- 否定 fǒudìng to negate; to reject
- 规定 guīdìng rule
- 决定 juédìng to decide; decision
- 确定 quèdìng to be sure; to decide
- 制定 zhìdìng to make; to draw up