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侦

zhēn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 偵

What 侦 means

1. to scout
2. to spy
3. to detect

Other readings

侦 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhēnold variant of {侦|zhēn}

Example sentences

• 我是个侦探。
  Wǒ shì gè zhēntàn.
  I'm a detective.
• 她把他形容为侦探。
  Tā bǎ tā xíngróng wéi zhēntàn.
  She described him as a detective.
• 玛丽知道她被侦查。
  Mary knew she was under investigation.
• 两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。
  Liǎng gè zhēntàn gēnzhe xiányírén.
  Two detectives followed the suspect.
• 他是个老练的侦查员。
  Tā shì gè lǎoliàn de zhēnchá yuán.
  He's a seasoned investigator.
• 他突然喜欢上了侦探小说。
  He suddenly took a liking to detective stories.

Words starting with 侦

• 侦探zhēn tàndetective; to do detective work
• 侦察zhēn cháto investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter
• 侦查zhēn cháto detect; to investigate
• 侦破zhēn pòto investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot)
• 侦察员zhēn chá yuándetective; investigator; scout
• 侦察机zhēn chá jīsurveillance aircraft; spy plane
• 侦察兵zhēn chá bīnga scout; spy
• 侦测zhēn cèto detect; to sense
• 侦听zhēn tīngto eavesdrop; to tap (telephone conversations); to intercept and investigate
• 侦讯zhēn xùnto interrogate during investigation
• 侦办zhēn bànto investigate (a crime) and prosecute
• 侦察性zhēn chá xìnginvestigatory
• 侦毒器zhēn dú qìdetection unit
• 侦毒管zhēn dú guǎndetector tube
• 侦测器zhēn cè qìdetector
• 侦缉zhēn jīto track down; to investigate and arrest

Words containing 侦

• 刑侦xíng zhēncriminal investigation
• 经侦jīng zhēneconomic crime investigation
• 特侦组tè zhēn zǔspecial investigation team (Tw)
• 立案侦查lì àn zhēn cháto file for investigation; to prosecute (a case)
• 辐射侦察fú shè zhēn cháradiation detection
• 美国国家侦察局Měi guó Guó jiā Zhēn chá júNational Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)
• 国侦局Guó zhēn júabbr. for 美国国家侦察局

Characters built on 贞

These share the phonetic component 贞 (zhēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 帧zhēnframe; classifier for paintings etc; Taiwan pr. zhèng
• 桢zhēn(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form; old) wooden support placed at the ends of a…
• 祯zhēnauspicious; lucky
• 浈Zhēnriver in Guangdong province

Characters that look like 侦

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 伯bófather's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle
• 佳jiābeautiful; fine; good
• 侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位; nobleman…
• 俏qiàogood-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand
• 恬tiánquiet; calm; tranquil
• 俑yǒngwooden figures buried with the dead

Sounds the same

Read zhēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 真really; truly; indeed
• 针needle; pin; injection
• 珍precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy
• 斟to pour; to deliberate
• 贞chaste
• 臻to arrive; to reach (esp. perfection); utmost
• 帧frame; classifier for paintings etc; Taiwan pr. zhèng
• 榛(bound form) hazelnut tree (Corylus heterophylla)
• 桢(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form; old) wooden support placed at the ends of a…
• 甄to distinguish; to evaluate
• 砧anvil
• 祯auspicious; lucky