侦
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to scout; to spy; to detect
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Dict coverage rank #2,237 U+4FA6
How 侦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
亻 (semantic, “person”) + 贞 (phonetic, zhēn)
How to remember it
detect · Heisig RSH #2061
人 person + 贞 chaste
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 贞
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 贞 (zhēn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贞 sound component | zhēn | virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal |
| 帧 | zhēn | picture, scroll; one of a pair |
| 祯 | zhēn | lucky, auspicious; a good omen |
| 桢 | zhēn | hardwood; posts, supports |
| 浈 | zhēn | a river in Guangdong province |
Words containing 侦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美国国家侦察局 | Měi guó Guó jiā Zhēn chá jú | National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States) |
| 侦毒器 | zhēn dú qì | detection unit |
| 侦毒管 | zhēn dú guǎn | detector tube |
| 国侦局 | Guó zhēn jú | abbr. for 美國國家偵察局|美国国家侦察局 |
| 立案侦查 | lì àn zhēn chá | to file for investigation; to prosecute (a case) |
| 特侦组 | tè zhēn zǔ | special investigation team (Tw) |
| 侦察性 | zhēn chá xìng | investigatory |
| 侦察机 | zhēn chá jī | surveillance aircraft; spy plane |
| 侦测器 | zhēn cè qì | detector |
| 侦察员 | zhēn chá yuán | detective; investigator; scout; spy |
| 侦察兵 | zhēn chá bīng | a scout; spy |
| 经侦 | jīng zhēn | economic crime investigation |
| 侦破 | zhēn pò | to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to bre… |
| 辐射侦察 | fú shè zhēn chá | radiation detection |
| 侦查 | zhēn chá | to detect; to investigate |
| 侦听 | zhēn tīng | to eavesdrop; to tap (telephone conversations); to intercept and investigate |
| 侦办 | zhēn bàn | to investigate (a crime) and prosecute |
| 侦察 | zhēn chá | to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout |
| 侦测 | zhēn cè | to detect; to sense |
| 侦探 | zhēn tàn | detective; to do detective work |