Vita:探

Parts

• 探 1327 grope
  • ⺘ * fingers (finger)
  • ？ * paper punch
    • 穴 1316 hole
      • ⼧ * house
      • 八 8 eight
    • ⊖ * something taken away
  • 木 195 tree (wood, wooden pole, pole)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 探 4335 U63a2 B64 G6 S11 F930 N1949 V2211 H505 DK374 L1327 K1239 O1316 DO1236 MN12276 MP5.0285 E930 IN535 DH942 DT927 DJ1258 DG908 P1-3-8 I3c8.16 Q5709.4 DR1364 Ytan4 Ytan1 Wtam タン さぐ.る さが.す {grope} {search} {look for}

EDICT Entries

• 手探り [てさぐり] / (n,vs) fumbling / groping / (P) /
• 探し回る [さがしまわる] / (v5r) to hunt around / to search about for / (P) /
• 探す [さがす] / (v5s) (1) to search (for something lost) / to seek (a suspect in a crime) / (2) to search (for something desired, needed) / to look for / (P) /
• 探る [さぐる] / (v5r) to search / to look for / to sound out / (P) /
• 探求 [たんきゅう] / (n) quest / pursuit / (P) /
• 探究 [たんきゅう] / (n) search / research / enquiry / inquiry / (P) /
• 探検 [たんけん] / (n) exploration / expedition / (P) /
• 探険 [たんけん] / (n) exploration / expedition / (P) /
• 探査 [たんさ] / (n,vs) probe / inquiry / enquiry / investigation / (P) /
• 探索 [たんさく] / (n,vs) search / exploration / (P) /
• 探知 [たんち] / (n) detection / (P) /
• 探偵 [たんてい] / (n) detective work / (P) /
• 探訪 [たんぼう] / (n) searching / hunting for news story / journalist / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 917 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 探 => 扌, 罙

Radical

• 探 => 扌 (hand) , ⺳ (net) , 木 (tree)

Graphical

• 探 => 亅,二,冖,八,一,丨,八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tan4 - to explore/to search out/to scout/to visit/to stretch forward

Pronunciation Clues

1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 侦探 (偵探)
• 探
• 探索

Medium Frequency

• 勘探
• 密探
• 探奇
• 探寻 (探尋)
• 探戈
• 探望
• 探秘 (探祕)
• 探究
• 探亲 (探親)
• 探讨 (探討)
• 探访 (探訪)
• 探险 (探險)
• 探险家 (探險家)
• 窥探 (窺探)
• 试探 (試探)