查 (caa4 zaa1 | cha2 chai2 {zha1}) : research; check; investigate

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查

caa4 zaa1

cha2 chai2 {zha1}

[1] [v] investigate; examine; seek into; seek out; look into; check; research [2] It appears ...; It seems ...; It is known ...; It is found that (used at the beginning of the official correspondence) [3] [n] wooden raft [4] zaa1: a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

查

Don't confuse with:
香杳杏杳香

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 03:16

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朦查查 mung4 caa4 caa4 = dim; unclear 粵

搜查 sau1 caa4 sou1 cha2 = to search; a search

審查 sam2 caa4 shen3 cha2 = to investigate; to examine; to censor

追查 zeoi1 caa4 zhui1 cha2 = to investigate; to track down

查封 caa4 fung1 = close down (or seal up) a place on government orders

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

查閱 caa4 jyut6 cha2 yue4 = to reference; to look up; to consult; to refer to

查處 caa4 cyu5 cha2 chu3 = to investigate and handle (a case)

查獲 caa4 wok6 cha2 huo4 = to track down; to apprehend

查明 caa4 ming4 cha2 ming2 = to ascertain; to find out; to prove through investigation
See all 72 compounds (CantoDict reports 79 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 查

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在粵
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

請厾呢度入網址查詢粵
Please click here to access the website for information.

我地一定會將呢件事查到水落石出。粵
we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.
[[also]查個水落石出 ]

毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 查
Unicode code for this character: U+67e5 (off-site link)

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