探 tàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
探索
tànsuǒ
to explore
Characters in this word
索 suǒ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 科学家正在探索这种材料在医疗领域的应用。 Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài tànsuǒ zhè zhǒng cáiliào zài yīliáo lǐngyù de yìngyòng. Scientists are exploring the applications of this material in the medical field.
- 孩子喜欢探索森林里的每一个角落。 Háizi xǐhuan tànsuǒ sēnlín lǐ de měi yí ge jiǎoluò. The child likes to explore every corner of the forest.
- 年轻人应该勇敢探索自己真正喜欢的道路。 Niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǒnggǎn tànsuǒ zìjǐ zhēnzhèng xǐhuan de dàolù. Young people should bravely explore the path they truly like.
Related words
- 探讨 tàntǎo to discuss, to deliberate
- 勘探 kāntàn to prospect; to explore
- 试探 shìtan to test; to probe
- 探 tàn to probe; to explore; to look into
- 探测 tàncè to detect; to survey; to probe
- 探究 tànjiū to investigate; to explore deeply
- 探亲 tànqīn to visit relatives
- 探求 tànqiú to seek; to pursue
- 探望 tànwàng to visit; to call on
- 探险 tànxiǎn to explore; to go on an expedition
- 侦探 zhēntàn detective; to detect; to investigate
- 搜索 sōusuǒ to search; search