追认 Traditional form: 追認 Pinyin (reading): zhuīrèn Definitions: to recognize sth after the event posthumous recognition to ratify to endorse retroactively Characters: 追 - to pursue, to chase after; to expel 认 - to know, to recognize, to understand Traditional characters: 追 - to pursue, to chase after; to expel 認 - to know, to recognize, to understand