Vita:偵

Parts

• 偵 981 spy
  • 人 951 person
  • 貞 55 upright
    • 卜 * magic wand
      • ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
      • ⼁ * walking stick (cane)
    • 貝 54 shellfish (clam, money, oyster, shells)
      • 目 15 eye (eyeball)
      • ？ * animal legs

KANJIDIC Entry

• 偵 4465 U5075 B9 G8 S11 F1857 N502 V270 H138 DK106 L981 K1878 O1276 DO1839 MN898 MP1.0876 E1619 IN1928 DJ1765 DG121 P1-2-9 I2a9.15 Q2128.6 DR2161 Yzhen1 Wjeong テイ {spy}

EDICT Entries

• 探偵 [たんてい] / (n) detective work / (P) /
• 偵察 [ていさつ] / (n,vs) scout out / reconnaissance / (P) /
• 内偵 [ないてい] / (n) secret investigation / private enquiry / private inquiry / reconnaissance / scouting / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1479 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 偵 => 亻, 貞

Radical

• 偵 => 亻 (human) , ⺊ (divination) , 貝 (shell)

Graphical

• 偵 => ㇒,丨,丨,一,口,二,八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhen1 - to scout/to spy/to detect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 偵 (zhen1): The component 貞 is pronounced as 'zhen1'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 偵 (zhen1): The component 亻 is pronounced as 'ren2'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 侦探 (偵探)

Medium Frequency

• 侦察 (偵察)
• 侦查 (偵查)
• 侦缉 (偵緝)