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侦
偵
zhēn
1. to scout
2. to spy
3. to detect
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

侦
zhēn
to spy, to reconnoiter; detective
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

侦测
zhēncè
to detect
侦察
zhēnchá
to investigate a crime
侦破
zhēnpò
to investigate (as detective)
侦缉
zhēnjī
to track down
侦听
zhēntīng
to eavesdrop
侦讯
zhēnxùn
to interrogate during investigation
侦办
zhēnbàn
to investigate (a crime) and prosecute
侦探
zhēntàn
detective
HSK 6
侦查
zhēnchá
to detect
侦测器
zhēncèqì
detector
侦察兵
zhēnchábīng
a scout
侦察员
zhēncháyuán
detective
侦察性
zhēncháxìng
investigatory
侦察机
zhēnchájī
surveillance aircraft
侦毒器
zhēndúqì
detection unit
侦毒管
zhēndúguǎn
detector tube
国侦局
Guózhēnjú
abbr. for [[美國國家偵察局|美国国家侦察局]]
立案侦查
lìànzhēnchá
to file for investigation
辐射侦察
fúshèzhēnchá
radiation detection
气溶胶侦察仪
qìróngjiāozhēncháyí
aerosol detector

Alternate Entries

侦
zhēn
old variant of [[偵|侦<zhēn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,478
Word Frequency Rank
2,004 of 84,292