勘 kān
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勘探
kāntàn
to prospect; to explore
Characters in this word
探 tàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 地质队在高原连续勘探数月，终于发现了新的矿脉。 Dìzhìduì zài gāoyuán liánxù kāntàn shù yuè, zhōngyú fāxiàn le xīn de kuàngmài. The geological team prospected on the plateau for several consecutive months and finally discovered a new mineral vein.
- 工程师们先在这片沙漠里勘探，才决定在哪里打井。 Gōngchéngshīmen xiān zài zhè piàn shāmò lǐ kāntàn, cái juédìng zài nǎlǐ dǎ jǐng. The engineers first prospected in this desert before deciding where to drill a well.
- 这支队伍每年夏天都要上山勘探矿产。 Zhè zhī duìwu měi nián xiàtiān dōu yào shàng shān kāntàn kuàngchǎn. This team goes up the mountains every summer to prospect for minerals.
Related words
- 探索 tànsuǒ to explore
- 探讨 tàntǎo to discuss, to deliberate
- 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
- 埋藏 máicáng to bury; to hide underground