校验 (jiào yàn) — (verb) to check, verify, or proof-test (against a standard); (noun) verification, inspection (as a process)

Definition

Formal/technical verb for verifying something against a standard or spec — used in engineering, data, and quality control contexts, unlike the everyday 检查.

verb
to checkverifyor proof-test (against a standard)
noun
verificationinspection (as a process)

Examples

  • 校验。
    Xì tǒng huì duì shū rù shù jù jìn xíng jiào yàn.
    The system will verify the input data.
  • 校验。
    Zhè pī chǎn pǐn yǐ jīng tōng guò le zhì liàng jiào yàn.
    This batch of products has passed quality inspection.
  • 校验。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiào yàn xīn shè bèi de xìng néng.
    The engineer is verifying the performance of the new equipment.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

校xiàocheck
验yàntest

校 and 验 both carry checking and testing meanings, together forming the sense of verify.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
交
交jiāo校jiào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

Open 校 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

Open 验 →

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