to explore, to search, to investigate
Animated Stroke Order 探
Stroke Order Diagrams 探
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HSK Vocabulary: 探
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 探 is used in context
1
wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
yào要
qù去
tàn探
wàng望
shēng生
bìng病
de的
nǎi奶
nai奶
。
I will visit my sick grandmother tomorrow
2
kē科
xué学
jiā家
tàn探
suǒ索
yǔ宇
zhòu宙
de的
ào奥
mì秘
。
Scientists explore the mysteries of the universe
3
zhè这
wèi位
zhēn侦
tàn探
chéng成
gōng功
pò破
jiě解
le了
àn案
jiàn件
。
This detective successfully solved the case
4
tā他
shì是
zhēn侦
tàn探
。
He is a detective.
5
zhēn侦
tàn探
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
ge个
àn案
jiàn件
。
The detective is investigating this case.
6
zhè这
wèi位
zhēn侦
tàn探
tōng通
guò过
zǐ仔
xì细
fēn分
xī析
xiàn线
suǒ索
，
zuì最
zhōng终
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
This detective found the truth by carefully analyzing the clues.
7
tā他
men们
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
kān勘
tàn探
。
They are exploring in the mountains.
8
kān勘
tàn探
duì队
zhèng正
zài在
xún寻
zhǎo找
xīn新
de的
shí石
yóu油
zī资
yuán源
。
The exploration team is looking for new oil resources.
9
tōng通
guò过
dì地
zhì质
kān勘
tàn探
，
kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
fā发
xiàn现
le了
zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
de的
kuàng矿
chǎn产
zī资
yuán源
。
Through geological exploration, scientists have discovered mineral resources in this area.
10
wǒ我
qù去
tàn探
wàng望
péng朋
yǒu友
。
I went to visit my friend.
Information
Traditional探
Radical扌
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1686
Zhuyinㄊㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+63A2
CangjieQBYH
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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