to examine, observe, scrutinize
Animated Stroke Order 察
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HSK Vocabulary: 察
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 察 is used in context
1
wǒ我
chá察
jué觉
dào到
tā他
de的
qíng情
xù绪
biàn变
huà化
。
I detected the change in his mood
2
kē科
xué学
jiā家
zǐ仔
xì细
guān观
chá察
shí实
yàn验
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Scientists carefully observe experimental phenomena
3
jǐng警
chá察
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
qǐ起
àn案
jiàn件
。
The police are investigating this case
4
tā他
shì是
jǐng警
chá察
。
He is a police officer.
5
jǐng警
chá察
bāng帮
zhù助
rén人
men们
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
Police officers help people solve problems.
6
jǐng警
chá察
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
xún巡
luó逻
,
què确
bǎo保
dà大
jiā家
de的
ān安
quán全
。
Police officers patrol the streets to ensure everyone's safety.
7
wǒ我
guān观
chá察
yī一
zhī只
niǎo鸟
。
I observe a bird.
8
tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
guān观
chá察
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
de的
yún云
cǎi彩
。
He likes to observe the clouds in the sky.
9
kē科
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
shí实
yàn验
guān观
chá察
zì自
rán然
xiàn现
xiàng象
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
Scientists observe changes in natural phenomena through experiments.
10
lǎo老
shī师
kǎo考
chá察
wǒ我
men们
xué学
guò过
de的
shēng生
cí词
。
The teacher tests us on the new words we have learned.
Information
Traditional察
Radical宀
Strokes14
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#786
Zhuyinㄔㄚˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5BDF
CangjieJCHAF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality