探
tàn
find, locate; search, grope for
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 手
- HSK
- 6
- Tone
- 4
Stroke order
Example sentences
不要探听别人的事。
Bù yào tàn tīng bié ren de shì
Don't pry into the affairs of others.
他们出发去南极探险。
Tā men chū fā qù nán jí tàn xiǎn
They went on an expedition to the Antarctic.
我是个侦探。
Wǒ shì gè zhēn tàn
I'm a detective.
她把他形容为侦探。
Tā bǎ tā xíng róng wéi zhēn tàn
She described him as a detective.
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Words containing 探
- 探索tàn suǒ 4–3 to explore; to probe
- 探讨tàn tǎo 4–3 to investigate; to probe
- 探测tàn cè 4–4 to probe; to survey
- 侦探zhēn tàn 1–4 detective; to do detective work
- 探望tàn wàng 4–4 to visit; to call on sb; to look around
- 勘探kān tàn 1–4 to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
- 探tàn 4to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
- 探险tàn xiǎn 4–3 to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
- 试探shì tàn 4–4 to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
- 探亲tàn qīn 4–1 to go home to visit one's family
- 探求tàn qiú 4–2 to seek; to pursue; to investigate