探 tàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
探求
tànqiú
to seek; to pursue
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Example phrases
- 人类对深海生态的探求，正在改变我们对生命边界的理解。 Rénlèi duì shēnhǎi shēngtài de tànqiú, zhèngzài gǎibiàn wǒmen duì shēngmìng biānjiè de lǐjiě. Humanity's pursuit of knowledge about deep-sea ecosystems is changing our understanding of the boundaries of life.
- 科学家们一直努力探求宇宙的起源。 Kēxuéjiāmen yīzhí nǔlì tànqiú yǔzhòu de qǐyuán. Scientists have always worked hard to seek the origin of the universe.
- 年轻人应该勇于探求真理。 Niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǒngyú tànqiú zhēnlǐ. Young people should have the courage to seek the truth.
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
- 探亲 tànqīn to visit relatives
- 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
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request