鉴别 (jiànbié) · to distinguish

鉴别 (jiànbié) means “to distinguish; to tell real from fake”. It is written with 2 characters: 鉴 (mirror) + 别 (don't). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 鉴别 is built

The characters

鉴 jiàn · mirror

What 鉴 is made of

金jīn — gold
- 人rén — person
- 王wáng — king
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 土tǔ — earth
- 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 丶 — dot

别 bié · don't

What 别 is made of

另lìng — another
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
  - 丿 — falling stroke
刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook

Origin hint: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

你能鉴别这幅画的真假吗？Nǐ néng jiànbié zhè fú huà de zhēnjiǎ ma?Can you tell whether this painting is real or fake?

专家正在鉴别这块玉。Zhuānjiā zhèngzài jiànbié zhè kuài yù.Experts are examining this piece of jade.

Questions about 鉴别

What does 鉴别 mean?

鉴别 (jiànbié) means “to distinguish; to tell real from fake”.

How do you pronounce 鉴别?

鉴别 is pronounced jiànbié.

Which HSK level is 鉴别?

鉴别 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 鉴别 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 92: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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