探
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to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #873 U+63A2
How 探 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
hand
How to remember it
spy · Heisig RSH #1076
fingers + paper punch + 木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 探
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探口气 | tàn kǒu qì | to sound out opinions; to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning; also written 探… |
| 探口风 | tàn kǒu fēng | to sound out opinions; to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning |
| 巴头探脑 | bā tóu tàn nǎo | to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy; nosy |
| 探身子 | tàn shēn zi | to bend forward; to lean out |
| 探路者 | Tàn lù zhě | Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977 |
| 探雷人员 | tàn léi rén yuán | mine detector (employee) |
| 空间探测器 | kōng jiān tàn cè qì | space probe |
| 探头探脑儿 | tàn tóu tàn nǎo r | erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3] |
| 探子 | tàn zi | intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow … |
| 太空探索 | tài kōng tàn suǒ | space exploration |
| 探头 | tàn tóu | to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a window etc); pr… |
| 探马 | tàn mǎ | mounted scout (arch.) |
| 探家 | tàn jiā | to make a trip home |
| 探花 | tàn huā | candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]); (slang) to … |
| 探长 | tàn zhǎng | (police) detective |
| 鬼探头 | guǐ tàn tóu | (coll.) sudden emergence of a person or vehicle from a blind spot (esp. into oncoming traf… |
| 探风 | tàn fēng | to make inquiries about sb or sth; to fish for information |
| 打探 | dǎ tàn | to make discreet inquiries; to scout out |
| 探索性 | tàn suǒ xìng | exploratory |
| 神探 | shén tàn | master sleuth; lit. miraculous detective; cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or… |