Keyword
to explore
- to find
- to locate
- to grope for
- to search for
- Frequency
- #981
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
探索
to explore; to probe
探讨
to investigate; to probe
侦探
detective; to do detective work
探
to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
探测
to probe; to survey
探险
to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
探究
to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into
探望
to visit; to call on sb; to look around
探访
to seek by inquiry or search; to call on; to visit
探测器
detector; probe
试探
to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
勘探
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
探视
to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly
探亲
to go home to visit one's family
探险家
explorer
探寻
to search; to seek; to explore
钻探
to conduct exploratory drilling
打探
to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
窥探
to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of
探员
detective; investigator; agent
探头
to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a window etc); probe; sensor
警探
police detective
神探
master sleuth; lit. miraculous detective; cf Sherlock Holmes 福尔摩斯 (Fú'ěrmósī) or Di Renjie 狄仁杰 (DíRénjié)
探戈
tango (dance) (loanword)