探 tàn

find, locate; search, grope for

HSK 6 #917

DEFINITIONS

探 tàn
  • to explore
  • to search out
  • to scout
  • to visit
  • to stretch forward

STROKES

探 stroke order diagram
探 stroke order animation

WORDS

侦探 zhēn tàn
HSK 6
detective; to do detective work
探索 tàn suǒ
HSK 6
to explore; to probe
探望 tàn wàng
HSK 6
to visit; to call on sb; to look around
探测 tàn cè
HSK 6
to probe; to take readings; to explore; exploration
探讨 tàn tǎo
HSK 6
to investigate; to probe
勘探 kān tàn
HSK 6
to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
探长 tàn zhǎng (police) detective
探险 tàn xiǎn to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure
探戈 tàn gē tango (dance) (loanword)
探测器 tàn cè qì detector; probe; craft
密探 mì tàn secret agent; detective; covert investigator
探访 tàn fǎng to seek by inquiry or search; to call on; to visit
探视 tàn shì to visit (a patient, prisoner etc); to look inquiringly
试探 shì tàn to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries; to scout out
窥探 kuī tàn to pry into or spy on; to snoop; to peep; to poke one's nose into; to peer; to get a glimpse of
探究 tàn jiū to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into
探寻 tàn xún to search; to seek; to explore
探监 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
探险家 tàn xiǎn jiā explorer
探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
钻探 zuān tàn drilling
探头 tàn tóu to extend one's head (out or into); a probe; detector; search unit
探针 tàn zhēn probe
刺探 cì tàn to pry into; to spy on; to probe into
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