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Kanji Detail for 批 - "criticize, judge, evaluate"

  • Meaning

    批 means "criticize, judge, evaluate."

    1. Correct - To make right; to rectify.

    2. Judge - To evaluate quality; to assess.

    3. Strike - To hit; to touch.

    4. Imperial decision - A ruler's written verdict.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    criticism; strike

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    comment, criticize; wholesale

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    comment, criticism; batch, lot; wholesale

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Striking with bare hands. Provoking the powerful is 批逆鱗. See (Records of the Grand Historian). | To comment. Judging right and wrong to show. Such as 批評, 批駁. Also, one item of official business is 一批, like saying one lot. Goods shipped in multiple loads are also 批. Such as 第一批, 第二批. Hence, wholesale is 批發. | To slice. Colloquially, cutting into thin pieces is 批.
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Sentences including

  • Feel free to comment on any point made here.

  • It is easy to find fault with the work of others.

  • You're always criticizing me !

  • Do not be so critical.

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