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Character Decomposition
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to explore
to search out
to scout
to visit
to stretch forward
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Words with 探 245 total
to pry into · to spy on · to probe into刺探cì tànto explore · to survey · to prospect (for oil etc) · prospecting勘探kān tànto make discreet inquiries · to scout out打探dǎ tànpolice detective警探jǐng tànsecret agent · detective · covert investigator密探mì tànto visit a sick person or patient探病tàn bìngto probe; to survey探测tàn cèto examine · to probe · to scout out · to nose around探查tàn chá
Idioms with 探 20 total
to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy · nosy巴头探脑bā tóu tàn nǎoto pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation) · to see through to the nub探骊得珠tàn lí dé zhūto feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie · in the bag探囊取物tàn náng qǔ wù