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探
Trad. 探
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 11
Structure
Decomp. 扌冖八木
扌 + 罙
Prononciation
Mandarin tàn
Entry Methods
Pinyin tan4
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Cangjie
 QBCD
手月金木
Sijiao 5709.4
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CNS 11643 1-5A58
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BIG5 B1B4
探 tàn to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward
Results beginning with 探
探索 tàn suǒ to explore / to probe
探讨 tàn tǎo to investigate / to probe
探测 tàn cè to probe / to survey
探究 tàn jiū to investigate / to delve / to probe / to enquire into / to look into
探险 tàn xiǎn to explore / to go on an expedition / adventure
探望 tàn wàng to visit / to call on sb / to look around
探头 tàn tóu to extend one's head (out or into) / a probe / detector / search unit
探访 tàn fǎng to seek by inquiry or search / to call on / to visit
探亲 tàn qīn to go home to visit one's family
探秘 tàn mì to explore a mystery / to probe the unknown
探寻 tàn xún to search / to seek / to explore
探明 tàn míng to ascertain / to verify
探视 tàn shì to visit (a patient, prisoner etc) / to look inquiringly
探戈 tàn gē tango (dance) (loanword)
探求 tàn qiú to seek / to pursue / to investigate
探针 tàn zhēn probe
探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
探路 tàn lù to find a path
探听 tàn tīng to make inquiries / to try to find out / to pry
探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer / spy / detective / scout / sound (medical instrument) / long and narrow probing and sampling utensil
探查 tàn chá to examine / to probe / to scout out / to nose around
探询 tàn xún to inquire into / to ask after
探知 tàn zhī to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of
探察 tàn chá to investigate / to observe / to scout / to seek out and examine / to explore
探长 tàn zhǎng (police) detective
探问 tàn wèn to inquire into / to ask after
探伤 tàn shāng to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
探身 tàn shēn to lean forward / to lean out (of a window, door etc)
探病 tàn bìng to visit a sick person or patient
探看 tàn kàn to visit / to go to see what's going on
探矿 tàn kuàng to prospect / to dig for coal or minerals
探监 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
探勘 tàn kān to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting
探井 tàn jǐng (mining) test pit / exploratory shaft / test well
探班 tàn bān to check on sb at his workplace / to come to a movie set to visit one of the actors
探尺 tàn chǐ dipstick / measuring rod
探风 tàn fēng to make inquiries about sb or sth / to fish for information
探家 tàn jiā to make a trip home
探雷 tàn léi to detect mines / mine detection
探马 tàn mǎ mounted scout (arch.)
探摸 tàn mō to feel for sth / to grope
探奇 tàn qí to seek unusual scenery or places
探员 tàn yuán detective / investigator / agent
探月 tàn yuè lunar exploration
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探测器 tàn cè qì detector / probe
探险家 tàn xiǎn jiā explorer
探照灯 tàn zhào dēng searchlight
探险者 tàn xiǎn zhě explorer
探路者 Tàn lù zhě Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977
探亲假  compassionate leave
探雷车  Mine-Detection Vehicle
探雷员  detector man / mine-detector man
探测词 tàn cè cí probe word
探测环 tàn cè huán detector ring
探测字 tàn cè zì (cognitive psychology) probe letter
探究式 tàn jiū shì exploratory
探口风 tàn kǒu fēng to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning
探口气 tàn kǒu qì to sound out opinions / to get sb's views by polite or indirect questioning / also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1]
探矿者 tàn kuàng zhě prospector / person exploring for minerals
探雷器 tàn léi qì mine detector / mine locator
探雷犬 tàn léi quǎn sniffer dog
探伤器 tàn shāng qì metal crack detector
探身子 tàn shēn zi to bend forward / to lean out
探视权 tàn shì quán visitation rights (law)
探索性 tàn suǒ xìng exploratory
探头探脑 tàn tóu tàn nǎo to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom) / as easy as pie / in the bag
探骊得珠 tàn lí dé zhū to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi) / fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) / to see through to the nub
探亲旅行  family visit travel
探雷犬队  dog team
探杆配置  pole arrangement / probe arrangement
探测速度  search speed (of search head) / sweeping speed
探测系统  detection system
探测通过  detection pass / pass
探雷人员 tàn léi rén yuán mine detector (employee)
探幽发微 tàn yōu fā wēi to probe deeply and uncover minute details
探雷犬中心  Mine-Dog Centre
探亲假旅费  family visit travel
探索性研究  Exploratory research
探雷犬小组  mine-dog group / dog group
探雷犬嗅探 tàn léi quǎn xiù tàn mine dog detection / dog detection
探头探脑儿 tàn tóu tàn nǎo r erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3]
探险家海脊 tàn xiǎn jiā hǎi jǐ Explorer ridge
探测不到的地雷  undetectable mine
探雷犬嗅探中心  dog centre
探测和跟踪系统  detection and tracking system
探测爆炸物和毒品  explosive and drug detection
探雷犬许可证测验  mine dog license test
探雷犬队平均可靠性  average team reliability
探讨和平的真正意义会议  Conference in Search of the True Meaning of Peace
探测和投资前调查能源基金  Energy Fund for Exploration and Pre-Investment Surveys
探测技术、反恐伦理与人权  Detection Technologies, Counter-Terrorism Ethics, and Human Rights
Approximate Results for 探
侦探 zhēn tàn detective / to do detective work
试探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out
勘探 kān tàn to explore / to survey / to prospect (for oil etc) / prospecting
打探 dǎ tàn to make discreet inquiries / to scout out
神探 shén tàn master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯[Fu2 er3 mo2 si1] or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2]
窥探 kuī tàn to pry into or spy on / to snoop / to peep / to poke one's nose into / to peer / to get a glimpse of
密探 mì tàn secret agent / detective / covert investigator
警探 jǐng tàn police detective
刺探 cì tàn to pry into / to spy on / to probe into
钻探 zuān tàn to conduct exploratory drilling
暗探 àn tàn secret agent / detective
扫探  sweep
包探 bāo tàn detective (in former times)
查探 chá tàn to check / to investigate / to probe (into)
戳探 chuō tàn prodding / probing
初探 chū tàn to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study
敌探 dí tàn enemy spy
嗅探 xiù tàn to sniff (in order to find sth)
坐探 zuò tàn inside informer / mole / plant
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戳探杆  hand probe / rod / prodder
戳探员 chuō tàn yuán prodder man
勘探区 kān tàn qū exploration block
陆探微 Lù Tàn wēi Lu Tanwei (active c. 450-490), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
嗅探器 xiù tàn qì sniffer
嗅探犬 xiù tàn quǎn sniffer dog
钻探机 zuān tàn jī drilling machine
石油勘探 shí yóu kān tàn oil exploration
巴头探脑 bā tóu tàn nǎo to poke one's head in and pry (idiom) / to spy / nosy
金属探伤 jīn shǔ tàn shāng metal crack detection
绊索探杆  tripwire feeler / feeler
勘探钻孔  exploratory hole
剖面探测  profiling
海底勘探  bottom search
知识探索  Intellectual Quest
地雷探测  mine detection
定点探测 dìng diǎn tàn cè spot sounding / sounding
二次嗅探 èr cì xiù tàn two-pass drill
核酸探针 hé suān tàn zhēn nucleic acid probe
勘探合同 kān tàn hé tòng exploration agreement
勘探许可 kān tàn xǔ kě exploration licence / exploration permit
空间探测 kōng jiān tàn cè space exploration
酶探测器 méi tàn cè qì enzymatic detector
妙探寻凶 Miào tàn xún xiōng Cluedo (board game)
声波探测 shēng bō tàn cè acoustic detection
生物勘探 shēng wù kān tàn bioprospecting
神探杜邦 shén tàn dù bāng C.
水下勘探 shuǐ xià kān tàn underwater exploitation
太空探索 tài kōng tàn suǒ space exploration
氩探测器 yà tàn cè qì argon detector
一探究竟 yī tàn jiū jìng to check out / to investigate
金属探测器 jīn shǔ tàn cè qì mine detector / mine locator
气体探测器 qì tǐ tàn cè qì gas detector
应用探测器  Applications Explorer Mission
高空探测站  upper-air sounding station
离子探测器  ion detector
牵引探雷车  towing / mine-detection vehicle
浅水探测器  shallow-water multibeam sonar / SWMB system / shallow-water sounder
臭氧探空仪  ozone sonde / ozonesonde
臭氧探测仪  ozone sonde / ozonesonde
定点钻探值  spot values
地音探测仪  geophone
车载探雷器  vehicle-mounted mine detector
底部探测器  bottomside sounder
一对探雷犬  mine-dog set / dog set
入侵探测器  intrusion detector / intrusion alarm
金属探雷器  metal detector / electronic detector
电子探雷器  metal detector / electronic detector
紫外探测器  ultraviolet detector
蒸气探测法  vapour-detection method
活化探测器  activation detector
激光探寻器  laser warning receiver
声波探测器  acoustic sensor
大气探测器 dài qì tàn cè qì atmospheric sounder
电化学探测 diàn huà xué tàn cè electro-chemical detection
第一嗅探犬 dì yī xiù tàn quǎn primary search dog
火焰探测器 huǒ yàn tàn cè qì flame detector
空间探测器 kōng jiān tàn cè qì space probe
闪烁探测器 shǎn shuò tàn cè qì scintillation detector / scintillation counter / scintillometer
深水探测器 shēn shuǐ tàn cè qì deep-water sounder
卫星探测法 wèi xīng tàn cè fǎ satellite-derived bathymetry / satellite bathymetry
烟雾探测器 yān wù tàn cè qì smoke detector / smoke alarm
DNA探针诊断法  DNA probe-based diagnostic
剖面探测浮子  profiling float
无立管钻探船  non-riser drillship / non-riser drilling vessel / non-riser drilling ship / riserless ship
水手号探测器  Mariner
南极钻探项目  Antarctic Drilling Project
气球臭氧探测  balloon ozone sounding
热离子探测器  thermoionic detector
大洋钻探计划  Ocean Drilling Project / Ocean Drilling Programme
叁维地震勘探  three-dimensional seismics / 3D survey / 3D work / three-D shooting
因特网探索器  Internet Explorer
深海钻探计划  Deep Sea Drilling Project
直接探测传输  Direct Sounding Transmission
折射爆炸勘探  refraction shooting
地质化学探测  geochemical detection
微波探测装置  Microwave Sounding Unit
声脉冲探测器  pinger probe / pinger
伤口探查器具  wound exploration set
车载探测系统  vehicle-mounted detection system / vehicle-mounted detector
直接探测广播  direct sounding broadcast
手提式探照灯  handheld searchlight
放射化探测器  activation detector
一般雷区探测  general area detection
爆炸物嗅探犬  explosive detection dog / explosive detector dog / explosive sensing dog
半导体探测器 bàn dǎo tǐ tàn cè qì semiconductor detector
电化学探测器 diàn huà xué tàn cè qì electro-chemical detector
化学剂探测器 huà xué jì tàn cè qì chemical detector / chem detector
伽利略探测器 Jiā lì lu:è tàn cè qì Galileo probe
科学气球探测 kē xué qì qiú tàn cè scientific ballooning
无线电探空仪 wú xiàn diàn tàn kōng yí radiosonde
月球号探测器 yuè qiú hào tàn cè qì Luna
多金属结核勘探  nodule exploration
爆炸物蒸气探测  explosive vapour detection
平流层探测单元  stratospheric sounding unit
影响探雷的气味  undesirable scent
海底勘探承包者  contractor for seabed exploration
原子发射探测器  atomic emission detector
太空探险者协会  Association of Space Explorers
宇宙本底勘探者  Cosmic Background Explorer
国际紫外探险号  International Ultraviolet Explorer
大气探测号卫星  Atmospheric Explorer
直接测量勘探者  Direct Measurement Explorer
空气密度勘探者  Air Density Explorer
电离层探测卫星  Ionosphere Explorer
多频率勘探系统  multi-frequency exploration system
袖珍辐射探测器  radiation control pager
多金属结核探矿  nodule prospecting / nodule prospection
前哨试探性部队  tripwire force
多传感器探雷器  multi-sensor mine detector
邮件炸弹探测器  letterbomb detector
微波湿度探测器  Microwave Humidity Sounder
联合探讨性审查  Joint Exploratory Review
多贝尔探雷系统 duō bèi ěr tàn léi xì tǒng Dorbyl mine-detection system
伽马射线探测器 jiā mǎ shè xiàn tàn cè qì gamma-ray detector
美国地质勘探局 měi guó dì zhí kān tàn jú United States Geological Survey
微波边缘探测法 wēi bō bian yuán tàn cè fǎ Microwave Limb Sounding
星系演化探测器 xīng xì yǎn huà tàn cè qì GALEX
远距离探雷系统 yuàn jù lí tàn léi xì tǒng stand-off mine-detection system
无人驾驶飞机探空  aerosonde UAV
综合大洋钻探计划  Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
磁感应反探测装置  magnetic proximity device
中子探测和测量仪  neutron detection and measuring instrument
国际海洋钻探阶段  International Phase of Ocean Drilling
远紫外分光探索者  Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
国际海洋探测十年  International Decade of Ocean Exploration
国际磁层探测卫星  International Magnetospheric Explorer
机载雷场探测系统  airborne minefield-detection system
多线圈金属探测器  multi-coil metal detector
二极管阵列探测器 èr jí guǎn zhèn liè tàn cè qì diode-array detector
先进微波探测装置 xiān jìn wēi bō tàn cè zhuāng zhì Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
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