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Animated Stroke Order 检

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3.

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Left-Right

检

佥all or to verify

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4.

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How to Use 检

检 as verb morpheme meaning 'inspect/examine'

Forms common verbs meaning to inspect, check, or examine.

检查 • jiǎn chá • inspect • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 检

检票 • jiǎn piào • to check tickets; to inspect tickets

HSK 3.0 · L3

jiǎn检

piào

7.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

měi每

nián年

zǔ组

zhī织

yuán

Information

Pinyinjiǎn

Meaningto examine, to inspect

Strokes11

Radical木

Traditional檢

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#518

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˇ

UnicodeU+68C0

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+佥all or to verify

To inspect (检) involves using wooden (木) tablets or records and verifying (佥) them carefully for accuracy and compliance.

jiǎn检

chá查

inspect

检验 • jiǎn yàn • checkout; examine; inspect • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiǎn检

yàn验

checkout; examine; inspect

检测 • jiǎn cè • to detect • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiǎn检

cè测

to detect

检 as noun morpheme in abbreviated inspection terms

Appears in shortened forms for specific types of inspection or check.

体检 • tǐ jiǎn • physical examination; health check • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

tǐ体

jiǎn检

physical examination; health check

安检 • ān jiǎn • security check • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

ān安

jiǎn检

security check

票

to check tickets; to inspect tickets

检讨 • jiǎn tǎo • self-criticism

HSK 6

jiǎn检

tǎo讨

self-criticism

检察 • jiǎn chá • To inspect / to examine

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn检

chá察

To inspect / to examine

员

gōng工

jìn进

xíng行

tǐ体

jiǎn检

。

The company organizes annual physical examinations for employees

yī医

shēng生

zǐ仔

xì细

jiǎn检

chá查

le了

wǒ我

de的

shēn身

tǐ体

zhuàng状

kuàng况

。

The doctor carefully examined my physical condition

yī医

shēng生

jiǎn检

yàn验

le了

wǒ我

de的

xuè血

yè液

。

The doctor examined my blood.

Shì市

mín民

kě可

yǐ以

nì匿

míng名

jiǎn检

jǔ举

wéi违

fǎ法

xíng行

wéi为

。

Citizens can anonymously report illegal activities.

jī机

chǎng场

ān安

jiǎn检

xū需

yào要

jiǎn检

chá查

suí随

shēn身

xíng行

li李

。

Airport security needs to check carry-on luggage

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札zháletter, note; correspondence
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