Detection and Investigation
Words related to spying, detecting, or investigating.
侦 (zhēn): To spy on — Stroke Order & Writing Guide
HSK 3.0:Recognition 7-9
HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9
Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.
.%3C%2Fdesc%3E%3Cstyle%3E%0A%40keyframes%20draw-stroke%20%7B%0A%20%20to%20%7B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%200%3B%20opacity%3A%201%3B%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%3C%2Fstyle%3E%3Cg%3E%3Crect%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20width%3D%22500%22%20height%3D%22500%22%20fill%3D%22%238ecae6%22%3E%3C%2Frect%3E%3Cline%20x1%3D%220%22%20y1%3D%22250%22%20x2%3D%22500%22%20y2%3D%22250%22%20stroke%3D%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.2)%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%3E%3C%2Fline%3E%3Cline%20x1%3D%22250%22%20y1%3D%220%22%20x2%3D%22250%22%20y2%3D%22500%22%20stroke%3D%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.2)%22%20stroke-width%3D%221%22%3E%3C%2Fline%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%22490%22%20y%3D%22488%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20font-size%3D%2218%22%20font-family%3D%22Arial%2C%20sans-serif%22%20text-anchor%3D%22end%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22ideographic%22%20opacity%3D%220.8%22%3Ehanzistroke.com%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cdefs%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-1%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20252%20512%20Q%20295%20569%20343%20644%20Q%20370%20693%20395%20717%20Q%20405%20727%20400%20742%20Q%20396%20755%20365%20780%20Q%20337%20799%20318%20799%20Q%20299%20798%20307%20774%20Q%20320%20741%20309%20713%20Q%20270%20620%20212%20534%20Q%20157%20452%2079%20360%20Q%2069%20350%2066%20343%20Q%2062%20331%2077%20334%20Q%20114%20338%20218%20469%20Q%20222%20476%20229%20482%20L%20252%20512%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-2%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20229%20482%20Q%20232%20472%20238%20462%20Q%20253%20431%20255%20325%20Q%20255%20214%20226%2099%20Q%20216%2054%20250%203%20Q%20251%203%20253%200%20Q%20271%20-16%20283%2011%20Q%20298%2051%20297%2098%20Q%20297%20363%20305%20424%20Q%20312%20451%20303%20462%20Q%20260%20508%20252%20512%20C%20229%20531%20218%20510%20229%20482%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-3%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20631%20577%20Q%20638%20643%20643%20703%20L%20646%20734%20Q%20646%20737%20647%20739%20Q%20650%20758%20653%20771%20Q%20657%20783%20659%20791%20Q%20662%20801%20644%20814%20Q%20613%20832%20590%20835%20Q%20575%20839%20568%20831%20Q%20561%20824%20569%20810%20Q%20584%20791%20585%20775%20Q%20594%20679%20593%20568%20C%20593%20538%20628%20547%20631%20577%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-4%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20643%20703%20Q%20674%20699%20796%20718%20Q%20811%20721%20827%20726%20Q%20834%20733%20831%20741%20Q%20824%20751%20798%20759%20Q%20777%20763%20697%20742%20Q%20673%20739%20646%20734%20C%20616%20729%20613%20706%20643%20703%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-5%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20491%20560%20Q%20472%20575%20451%20581%20Q%20442%20582%20437%20575%20Q%20434%20569%20441%20560%20Q%20480%20460%20450%20287%20Q%20437%20227%20439%20216%20Q%20448%20186%20458%20175%20Q%20468%20163%20477%20176%20Q%20501%20206%20501%20387%20Q%20501%20493%20506%20528%20C%20508%20548%20508%20548%20491%20560%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-6%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20737%20248%20Q%20730%20226%20744%20205%20Q%20757%20177%20766%20178%20Q%20779%20179%20795%20211%20Q%20808%20236%20807%20256%20Q%20780%20473%20816%20533%20Q%20829%20554%20794%20579%20Q%20772%20592%20744%20605%20Q%20728%20611%20705%20602%20Q%20671%20589%20631%20577%20L%20593%20568%20Q%20536%20561%20491%20560%20C%20461%20559%20476%20524%20506%20528%20Q%20608%20541%20711%20555%20Q%20720%20554%20726%20550%20Q%20736%20528%20742%20467%20Q%20746%20283%20737%20248%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-7%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20589%20392%20Q%20601%20160%20513%2069%20Q%20504%2062%20494%2053%20Q%20458%2022%20377%20-19%20Q%20365%20-23%20362%20-27%20Q%20358%20-31%20372%20-34%20Q%20385%20-35%20435%20-20%20Q%20469%20-10%20521%2021%20Q%20641%2093%20641%20328%20Q%20641%20380%20654%20423%20Q%20658%20433%20650%20440%20Q%20632%20455%20599%20467%20Q%20580%20476%20564%20470%20Q%20546%20463%20561%20446%20Q%20588%20421%20589%20392%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3CclipPath%20id%3D%22mask-8%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M%20704%20112%20Q%20758%2057%20822%20-23%20Q%20837%20-44%20852%20-49%20Q%20861%20-50%20869%20-41%20Q%20882%20-28%20872%2017%20Q%20859%2080%20707%20143%20Q%20698%20150%20695%20137%20Q%20694%20124%20704%20112%20Z%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2FclipPath%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22%0A%20%20%20%20translate(10%2C%20431.875)%0A%20%20%20%20scale(0.46875%2C%20-0.46875)%0A%20%20%22%3E%3Cg%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%201%3B%22%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-1)%22%20d%3D%22M%20247.3%20854.7%20L%20343%20759%20L%20355%20735%20L%20339%20698%20L%20276%20588%20L%20195%20471%20L%20102%20363%20L%2075%20343%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ff0000%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22647.6897751463661%2C647.6897751463661%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20647.675%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20647.675%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%200ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-2)%22%20d%3D%22M%20232.8%20603.3%20L%20256%20478%20L%20277%20437%20L%20277%20279%20L%20260%2077%20L%20266%2012%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ff0000%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22599.5146517072335%2C599.5146517072335%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20599.485%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20599.485%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%201000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-3)%22%20d%3D%22M%20503.9%20888%20L%20620%20786%20L%20614%20603%20L%20609%20586%20L%20598%20576%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22370.24633959280834%2C370.24633959280834%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20370.226%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20370.226%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%202000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-4)%22%20d%3D%22M%20557.6%20665.3%20L%20669%20721%20L%20750%20734%20L%20820%20736%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22276.6618905605188%2C276.6618905605188%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20276.614%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20276.614%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%203000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-5)%22%20d%3D%22M%20378.7%20642.1%20L%20472%20545%20L%20481%20504%20L%20483%20375%20L%20465%20220%20L%20467%20180%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22501.73876346306656%2C501.73876346306656%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20501.743%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20501.743%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%204000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-6)%22%20d%3D%22M%20414.8%20612.5%20L%20516%20545%20L%20543%20547%20L%20719%20580%20L%20751%20569%20L%20769%20547%20L%20773%20251%20L%20767%20189%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22748.3541681925675%2C748.3541681925675%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20748.367%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20748.367%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%205000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-7)%22%20d%3D%22M%20473.2%20491.6%20L%20586%20450%20L%20618%20421%20L%20613%20257%20L%20605%20203%20L%20587%20143%20L%20557%2084%20L%20503%2033%20L%20422%20-11%20L%20368%20-29%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22734.3073242409088%2C734.3073242409088%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20734.285%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20734.285%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%206000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3Cpath%20clip-path%3D%22url(%23mask-8)%22%20d%3D%22M%20628%20195.8%20L%20821%2036%20L%20838%2012%20L%20854%20-33%22%20stroke%3D%22%23ffffff%22%20stroke-width%3D%22200%22%20fill%3D%22none%22%20stroke-linecap%3D%22round%22%20stroke-linejoin%3D%22miter%22%20stroke-dasharray%3D%22327.7429398824934%2C327.7429398824934%22%20style%3D%22opacity%3A%200%3B%20stroke-dashoffset%3A%20327.74%3B%20stroke-dasharray%3A%20327.74%3B%20animation%3A%20800ms%20linear%207000ms%201%20normal%20forwards%20running%20draw-stroke%3B%22%3E%3C%2Fpath%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
50 learners practiced this
A person (亻) who is truthful (贞), investigating facts — to spy or detect.
Download and print worksheets to practice writing 侦
Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 侦 works in context.
Words related to spying, detecting, or investigating.
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 侦 is used in context
The reconnaissance aircraft is performing missions at the border.
The detective is investigating this case.
The police are conducting investigation work.