探 tàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
探亲
tànqīn
to visit relatives
Characters in this word
亲 qīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 春节期间，外地员工可以错峰探亲，避免集中请假影响生产。 Chūnjié qījiān, wàidì yuángōng kěyǐ cuòfēng tànqīn, bìmiǎn jízhōng qǐngjià yǐngxiǎng shēngchǎn. During the Spring Festival period, employees from other regions may stagger visits to relatives to avoid concentrated leave affecting production.
- 今年春节我打算回老家探亲。 Jīnnián Chūnjié wǒ dǎsuàn huí lǎojiā tànqīn. This Spring Festival I plan to go back to my hometown to visit my relatives.
- 他在外地工作，一年只能探亲一次。 Tā zài wàidì gōngzuò, yī nián zhǐ néng tànqīn yí cì. He works far from home and can visit his relatives only once a year.
Related words
- 探索 tànsuǒ to explore
- 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
- 父亲 fùqīn father