察
to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident
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Dict coverage rank #757 U+5BDF
How 察 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 祭 (phonetic, jì)
How to remember it
scrutinize · Heisig RSH #911
house + 祭 offer sacrifice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 祭
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 祭 (jì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祭 sound component | jì | to sacrifice to, to worship |
| 瘵 | zhài | a wasting disease |
| 縩 | cài | the sound of fabric rustling |
| 傺 | chì | to hinder; to detain |
Words containing 察
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高尔察克 | Gāo ěr chá kè | Aleksandr Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander, head of anti-Bolshevik White force… |
| 察布查尔县 | Chá bù chá ěr Xiàn | see 察布查爾錫伯自治縣|察布查尔锡伯自治县[Cha2 bu4 cha2 er3 Xi1 bo2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 乌兰察布市 | Wū lán chá bù Shì | Ulanqab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng… |
| 中国人民武装警察部队 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Wǔ zhuāng Jǐng chá Bù duì | Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF) |
| 察合台 | Chá gě tái | Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan |
| 察布查尔 | Chá bù chá ěr | see 察布查爾錫伯自治縣|察布查尔锡伯自治县[Cha2 bu4 cha2 er3 Xi1 bo2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 察哈尔 | Chá hā ěr | Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936) |
| 乌兰察布 | Wū lán chá bù | see 烏蘭察布市|乌兰察布市[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4 Shi4] |
| 观察人士 | guān chá rén shì | observer |
| 国家监察委员会 | Guó jiā Jiān chá Wěi yuán huì | National Supervision Commission of the PRC, anti-corruption agency established in 2018 |
| 电子警察 | diàn zǐ jǐng chá | traffic camera; speed camera; closed-circuit TV police surveillance |
| 察布查尔锡伯自治县 | Chá bù chá ěr Xī bó Zì zhì xiàn | Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 l… |
| 察言观色 | chá yán guān sè | to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thi… |
| 人权观察 | Rén quán Guān chá | Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization |
| 人民警察 | rén mín jǐng chá | civil police; PRC police |
| 信用观察 | xìn yòng guān chá | credit watch |
| 体察 | tǐ chá | to experience; to observe |
| 察雅县 | Chá yǎ Xiàn | Zhag'yab, a county in Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet |
| 肉眼观察 | ròu yǎn guān chá | observation by naked eye |
| 交通警察 | jiāo tōng jǐng chá | traffic police |