探 tàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
探险
tànxiǎn
to explore; to go on an expedition
Characters in this word
险 xiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这支队伍计划进入无人区探险，但必须先完成风险评估。 Zhè zhī duìwu jìhuà jìnrù wúrénqū tànxiǎn, dàn bìxū xiān wánchéng fēngxiǎn pínggū. This team plans to enter an uninhabited zone for an expedition, but must first complete a risk assessment.
- 小时候他就梦想着去南极探险。 Xiǎoshíhou tā jiù mèngxiǎngzhe qù Nánjí tànxiǎn. Since childhood he has dreamed of going on an expedition to the Antarctic.
- 这个夏天，她和朋友们一起去山区探险。 Zhège xiàtiān, tā hé péngyoumen yìqǐ qù shānqū tànxiǎn. This summer she and her friends went to explore the mountains.
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
- 探求 tànqiú to seek; to pursue
- 探望 tànwàng to visit; to call on
- 侦探 zhēntàn detective; to detect; to investigate
- 保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance; safe