探
Meanings
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- 1.to explore
- 2.to search out
- 3.to scout
- 4.to visit
- 5.to stretch forward
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Wiktionary
- 1.to reach for; to grope for
- 2.to find; to locate
- 3.to search; to explore
- 4.to inquire
- 5.to visit
- 6.to scout; to spy
- 7.spy
- 8.to try
- 9.to extend; to stretch out
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰuːm, *l̥ʰuːms): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 𥥍. As the initial of the 罙 phonetic series is uncertain, 探 (tàn) may be related to 深 (shēn) (provided the initial was *nh-) (Schuessler, 2007). Alternatively, this agrees with Mizo tham (“to feel (especially with the hand)”). Note also potential similarities to Burmese စမ်း (cam:, “to grope; to test”) (Luce, 1981).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
她每兩天探訪我們。
She visits us every other day.
這是值得探討的話題。
The topic is worth discussing.
她僱了一個私人偵探看守她的丈夫。
She employed a private detective to keep a watch on her husband.
她每天都去探視在醫院裡的老人，除了星期天。
She visited the old man in the hospital every day but Sunday.
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Derived terms
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