• 1477th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhēn (zhen1)to scout • to spy • to detect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhēn (zhen1)The component is pronounced as 'zhēn' (zhen1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhēn (zhen1)The component is pronounced as 'rén' (ren2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

侦探 (偵探)

Uncommon

侦察 (偵察)
侦缉 (偵緝)

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  • 564th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 104 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chá (cha2)to examine • to inquire • to observe • to inspect • to look into • obvious • clearly evident

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

观察 (觀察)
警察 

Uncommon

侦察 (偵察)
察觉 (察覺)
检察 (檢察)
检察官 (檢察官)
检察院 (檢察院)
洞察 
洞察力 
监察 (監察)
考察 
视察 (視察)
觉察 (覺察)
警察局 
体察 (體察)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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