偵 (zing1 | zhen1) : detect; detective

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偵

zing1

zhen1

[1] [v] detect; scout; investigate
[2] [n] detective; spy; sleuth

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

偵 / 侦

This word has been viewed 4719 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2010 13:53

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偵察 zing1 caat3 zhen1 cha2 = to investigate; to detect; to scout

偵探 zing1 taam3 zhen1 tan4 = detective

偵查 zing1 caa4 zhen1 cha2 = [1] detect; [2] investigate

氣溶膠偵察儀 hei3 jung4 gaau1 zing1 caat3 ji4 qi4 rong2 jiao1 zhen1 cha2 yi2 = aerosol detector

偵毒器 zing1 duk6 hei3 zhen1 du2 qi4 = detection unit

偵毒管 zing1 duk6 gun2 zhen1 du2 guan3 = detector tube

輻射偵察 fuk1 se6 zing1 caat3 fu2 she4 zhen1 cha2 = radiation detection

偵察部隊 zing1 caat3 bou6 deoi6*2 = reconnaissance unit

偵察機 zing1 caat3 gei1 zhen1 cha2 ji1 = reconnaissance plane

私家偵探 si1 gaa1 zing1 taam3 si1 jia1 zhen1 tan4 = private investigator ; private detective
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Decimal representation of this word: 偵
Unicode code for this character: U+5075 (off-site link)

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