探 (taam3 | tan4) : find; visit; spy

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探

taam3

tan4

[1] find; locate; search; prospect; feel (in a pocket or bag) [2] [v] watch; spy; [n] spy; detective; [v] investigate; [n] secret agent [3] [v] try; venture; tempt [4] [v] stick out [5] [v] explore [6] [v] visit; inquiry about

[v] try; attempt; test

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

探

This word has been viewed 13735 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2009 12:54

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探親 taam3 can1 tan4 qin1 = to visit one's family or relations

探路 taam3 lou6 tan4 lu4 = to find a path

探熱 taam3 jit6 = take temperature 粵

探訪 taam3 fong2 tan4 fang3 = visit; inquire into

探班 taam3 baan1 tan4 ban1 = visit someone at work 粵

探病 taam3 beng6 tan4 bing4 = visit a sick person

勘探 ham3 taam3 kan1 tan4 = explore; prospect

偵探 zing1 taam3 zhen1 tan4 = detective

探長 taam3 zoeng2 tan4 zhang3 = detective; inspector

探頭探腦 taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5 tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3 = to stick one's head out and look around
See all 40 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 探

我想嚟探你粵
I would like to come and visit you.

有個波蘭朋友嚟咗探我。粵
A Polish friend has come to visit me.

乜咁錯蕩嚟探班呀粵
What brings you here today to visit me at my office?

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

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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.
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Decimal representation of this word: 探
Unicode code for this character: U+63a2 (off-site link)

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