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Characters, words, pinyin or English

探 tàn to find

to find; to locate; to explore; to visit

How to remember 探: 扌 hand + 罙 reach in = to find. Dad's hand has to reach in deep behind the sofa cushions to find the lost TV remote before the match.

  • HSK 6
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

探 = 扌 hand + 罙 reach in

  • 扌 hand
  • 罙 reach in
The Gushi story

Dad's hand has to reach in deep behind the sofa cushions to find the lost TV remote before the match.

How it is used

  • To explore/probe or to visit - 探索 (tànsuǒ) explore, 探讨 (tàntǎo) discuss/investigate, 探测 (tàncè) detect/probe, 勘探 (kāntàn) survey/prospect.
  • 侦探 (zhēntàn) = detective. 'To visit/call on': 探望 (tànwàng) visit, 探亲 (tànqīn) visit family.
  • 探头 (tàntóu) = to poke one's head out; 探 conveys reaching/peering into the unknown.

Words with 探

Example sentences

  • 我们去森林里探险。 Wǒmen qù sēnlín lǐ tànxiǎn.We're going to explore the forest.