测(cè)

HSK 49 strokesTrad. 測

to survey

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Character information

Pinyin
cè
Meaning
to survey; to measure; to conjecture
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
測

Origin & structure

Where 测 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵则

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 则 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ则zé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 测 step by step

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

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Words with 测

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

jiǎn检cè测
HSK 4

to test; to detect

Open 检测 page →
cè测dìng定
HSK 6

to determine (by measuring or surveying)

Open 测定 page →
tàn探cè测
HSK 7-9

to probe; to survey

Open 探测 page →
tuī推cè测
HSK 7-9

speculation

Open 推测 page →
chuāi揣cè测
HSK 7-9

to guess

Open 揣测 page →
bù不cè测

unexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap

Open 不测 page →
gū估cè测

estimate

Open 估测 page →
zhēn侦cè测

to detect; to sense

Open 侦测 page →

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