察(chá)

HSK 314 strokes

short name for Chahar Province 察哈尔

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Character information

Pinyin
chá
Meaning
short name for Chahar Province 察哈尔
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 察 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱宀祭

In this compound, the meaning comes from 宀 (roof); 祭 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

宀mián祭jì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 察 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 察

Common words using 察 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhēn侦chá察
HSK 7-9

to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection…

Open 侦察 page →
chá察kàn看
HSK 7-9

to watch

Open 察看 page →
chá察jué觉
HSK 7-9

to sense

Open 察觉 page →
jiǎn检chá察
HSK 7-9

to inspect

Open 检察 page →
gāng刚chá察

Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Pr…

Open 刚察 page →
kān勘chá察

to reconnoiter; to explore; to survey

Open 勘察 page →
rén人mín民jǐng警chá察

civil police

Open 人民警察 page →
biàn便yī衣jǐng警chá察

plain-clothed policeman

Open 便衣警察 page →

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 察’s common words

侦看觉检刚勘人民

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