验yàn
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验
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Shuowen
Verification. In oracle bone script, the character combined the horse (马) and the eye (见), originally meaning to examine a horse's condition; it later extended to mean to test or verify. Characters with 验 as a component often retain the sense of checking or proving.
Pinyin
yàn· HSK 2