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1.

Animated Stroke Order 测

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How to write 测 — animated stroke order

2.

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测 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Center-Right

测

则rule, criterion

测=

4.

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5.

How to Use 测

Direct Measurement or Testing

The word involves actual measuring, testing, or detecting something.

测量 • cè liáng • measure; survey; gauge • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 测

探测 • tàn cè • survey; sound; probe

HSK 6

tàn探

cè

7.

Example Sentences

yī医

shēng生

cè测

chū出

le了

tā他

de

Information

Pinyincè

Meaningto measure, to survey, to gauge

Strokes9

Radical氵

Traditional測

StructureLeft-Center-Right

Frequency#1330

Zhuyinㄘㄜˋ

UnicodeU+6D4B

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+则rule, criterion

To measure the depth or boundaries of water (氵) with rules or calculations (则), as in surveying a river.

cè测

liáng量

measure; survey; gauge

测验 • cè yàn • test; trial run; examination • HSK 5

HSK 5

cè测

yàn验

test; trial run; examination

测试 • cè shì • to test (machinery etc) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

cè测

shì试

to test (machinery etc)

Inference, Estimation, or Prediction

The word involves guessing, inferring, or forecasting based on reasoning.

推测 • tuī cè • infer; conjecture; guess • HSK 6

HSK 6

tuī推

cè测

infer; conjecture; guess

猜测 • cāi cè • to guess • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

cāi猜

cè测

to guess

预测 • yù cè • to forecast • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yù预

cè测

to forecast

测

survey; sound; probe

检测 • jiǎn cè • to detect

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiǎn检

cè测

to detect

监测 • jiān cè • to monitor

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiān监

cè测

to monitor

揣测 • chuǎi cè • Guess / Speculate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chuǎi揣

cè测

Guess / Speculate

测定 • cè dìng • Determination

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cè测

dìng定

Determination

测算 • cè suàn • calculate / estimate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cè测

suàn算

calculate / estimate

的

xuè血

yā压

。

The doctor measured his blood pressure.

yī医

shēng生

xū需

yào要

cè测

yí一

xià下

nǐ你

de的

tǐ体

wēn温

。

The doctor needs to measure your temperature.

gōng工

chéng程

shī师

zhèng正

zài在

cè测

liáng量

fáng房

jiān间

de的

chǐ尺

cùn寸

。

The engineer is measuring the room dimensions.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

cè测

shì试

xīn新

ruǎn软

jiàn件

de的

xìng性

néng能

。

We need to test the performance of the new software.

lǎo老

shī师

míng明

tiān天

yào要

cè测

yàn验

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

jìn近

xué学

guò过

de的

yǔ语

fǎ法

。

The teacher will test us on the grammar we've recently learned tomorrow.

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厕cètoilet, lavatory, restroom
册cèvolume; copy [measure word for books]
侧cèside

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涣huànscatter; scattered
涅nièblacken; black mud, slime
涧jiànbrook, mountain stream
汀tīngsandbar, beach, bank, shore
滦luánriver and county in Hebei province
滓zǐsediment, lees, dregs

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