檢 (gim2 | jian3) : sort; gather; inspect; collate

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檢

gim2

jian3

[1] [n] book label [2] [v] sort; gather [3] [v] inspect; check up; examine; collate [4] [v] discuss thoroughly [5] [n] form; pattern [6] [v] restrict; regulate

Stroke count: 17

Level: 4

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

檢 / 检

This word has been viewed 9869 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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行為不檢 hang4 wai4 bat1 gim2 = indiscreet in conduct

檢修 gim2 sau1 jian3 xiu1 = to examine and fix (a device); to overhaul

檢察 gim2 caat3 jian3 cha2 = to inspect; to check up on

檢查 gim2 caa4 jian3 cha2 = to inspect; to examine; inspection; examination

檢測 gim2 cak1 jian3 ce4 = to detect

檢舉 gim2 geoi2 jian3 ju3 = to inform higher authorities; to report; to snitch

檢討 gim2 tou2 jian3 tao3 = review; self-criticism

檢驗 gim2 jim6 jian3 yan4 = to inspect; to examine; to test

檢視 gim2 si6 = (post-mortem) inspection

檢察官 gim2 caat3 gun1 jian3 cha2 guan1 = the prosecution (in a court case); the prosecutor
See all 51 compounds (CantoDict reports 58 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 檢
Unicode code for this character: U+6AA2 (off-site link)

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