TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
批准
ㄆㄧ ㄓㄨㄣˇ · pīzhǔn
verb — to approve; to sanction; to authorize
字源 FORM — what the parts do
批to annotate, to approve in writing (批評的批)pī扌(hand) + 比(bǐ, to compare; phonetic) — the official hand writing a ruling on a document; 比 gives the sound
准to permit, accurate (准許的准)zhǔn氵(water) + 隹(bird on water — perfectly level) — water-level accuracy; extended to granting permission
批准，批評的批，准許的准。
關 · Related
許可xǔkěpermission — what grants駁回bóhuíto reject, to turn down — the opposite ruling