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验

yàn

HSK 4 Character Traditional 驗

What 验 means

1. to examine
2. to test
3. to check

Other readings

验 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yànvariant of {验|yàn}

Example sentences

• 他经验丰富。
  Tā jīngyànfēngfù.
  He has ample experience.
• 实验失败了。
  That experiment was a failure.
• 他缺乏经验。
  He is lacking in experience.
• 你还不够经验。
  You're still green.
• 汤姆有经验吗？
  Does Tom have experience?
• 雅尼经验丰富。
  Yanni is experienced.

Words starting with 验

• 验证yàn zhèngto inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory)
• 验收yàn shōuto inspect and accept; acceptance
• 验尸yàn shīautopsy; postmortem examination
• 验票yàn piàoto check tickets
• 验血yàn xiěto do a blood test; to have one's blood tested
• 验定yàn dìngto come to a conclusion about sth after examining it; to assay
• 验方yàn fānga tried and tested medical prescription
• 验明yàn míngto ascertain; to identify; to verify (sb's identity etc)
• 验核yàn héto check; to examine; to inspect
• 验算yàn suànto verify a calculation; a double-check
• 验资yàn zīcapital verification; certification of registered capital
• 验关yàn guāncustoms inspection (at frontier)
• 验电器yàn diàn qìelectroscope
• 验明正身yàn míng zhèng shēnto identify; to verify sb's identity; identification
• 验货yàn huòinspection of goods
• 验光yàn guāngoptometry; to examine the eyes
• 验光法yàn guāng fǎoptometry; eyesight testing
• 验光师yàn guāng shīoptometrist
• 验证码yàn zhèng mǎverification code; CAPTCHA, a type of challenge-response test (computing)
• 验伤yàn shāngto examine a wound or injury (typically for forensic purposes)
• 验光配镜业yàn guāng pèi jìng yèoptometry; eyesight testing
• 验光配镜法yàn guāng pèi jìng fǎoptometry; eyesight testing
• 验孕yàn yùnto take a pregnancy test
• 验孕棒yàn yùn bànghome pregnancy test kit

Words containing 验

• 经验jīng yànexperience; to go through; to experience
• 体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself
• 实验shí yànexperiment; test; experimental
• 测验cè yàntest; to test
• 试验shì yànexperiment; test; to experiment
• 考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test; trial
• 检验jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine; to test
• 化验huà yànchemical examination; to do a lab test
• 实验室shí yàn shìlaboratory
• 应验yìng yànto come true; to come about as predicted; to be fulfilled
• 查验chá yàninspection; to examine
• 灵验líng yànefficacious; effective; (of a prediction) accurate
• 核试验hé shì yànnuclear test
• 民意测验mín yì cè yànopinion poll
• 校验jiào yànto check; to examine
• 经验主义jīng yàn zhǔ yìempiricism
• 先验xiān yàn(philosophy) a priori
• 效验xiào yàn(desired) effect; (expected) result; effective
• 核验hé yànto verify
• 案验àn yàn(old) to investigate the evidence of a case
• 证验zhèng yànreal results; to verify
• 实验所shí yàn suǒlaboratory; institute
• 实验组shí yàn zǔexperimental group; treatment group
• 没经验méi jīng yàninexperienced

Characters that look like 验

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 脸liǎnface
• 徙xǐ(literary) to change one's residence
• 粉fěnpowder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch…
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 骆luòcamel; white horse with a black mane (archaic)
• 捺nàto press down firmly; to suppress; right-falling stroke in Chinese characters…

Sounds the same

Read yàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 厌(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with; (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
• 宴(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…
• 艳bright; fresh and attractive; glamorous; (bound form) amorous; romantic…
• 咽to swallow
• 焰flame
• 燕swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴
• 雁wild goose
• 彦accomplished; elegant
• 砚ink-stone
• 晏late; quiet
• 堰weir
• 滟tossing of billows