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探
tàn
1. to explore
2. to search out
3. to scout
4. to visit
5. to stretch forward
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

探
tàn
to find, to locate; to grope for, to search for
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

探问
tànwèn
to inquire into
探监
tànjiān
to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
探看
tànkàn
to visit
探矿
tànkuàng
to prospect
探秘
tànmì
to explore a mystery
探究
tànjiū
to investigate
探索
tànsuǒ
to explore
HSK 6
探听
tàntīng
to make inquiries
探花
tànhuā
candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination
探视
tànshì
to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)
探亲
tànqīn
to go home to visit one's family
探讨
tàntǎo
to investigate
HSK 6
探访
tànfǎng
to seek by inquiry or search
探询
tànxún
to inquire into
探路
tànlù
to find a path
探身
tànshēn
to lean forward
探针
tànzhēn
probe
探长
tànzhǎng
(police) detective
探险
tànxiǎn
to explore
探雷
tànléi
to detect mines

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
916
Word Frequency Rank
767 of 84,292

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