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检

jiǎn

HSK 3 Character Traditional 檢

What 检 means

1. to check
2. to examine
3. to inspect
4. to exercise restraint

Example sentences

• 检查一下！
  Check that.
• 医生在检查脚。
  The doctor is examining the foot.
• 我讨厌搜身检查。
  Wǒ tǎoyàn sōushēn jiǎnchá.
  I don't like frisk searches.
• 医生检查了病人。
  The doctor examined the patients.
• 检查一下所有人。
  Check everyone.
• 检查汤姆的脉搏。
  Check Tom's pulse.

Words starting with 检

• 检查jiǎn cháinspection; to examine; to inspect
• 检验jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine; to test
• 检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
• 检测jiǎn cèto test; to detect
• 检索jiǎn suǒto retrieve (data); to look up; retrieval
• 检察院jiǎn chá yuànprosecutor's office; procuratorate
• 检察官jiǎn chá guānpublic prosecutor; public procurator…
• 检疫jiǎn yìquarantine
• 检察jiǎn cháto inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate
• 检阅jiǎn yuèto inspect; to review (troops etc); military review
• 检举jiǎn jǔto report (an offense to the authorities); to inform against sb
• 检票jiǎn piàoto inspect a ticket; to examine a ballot
• 检修jiǎn xiūto overhaul; to examine and fix (a motor); to service (a vehicle)
• 检查站jiǎn chá zhàncheckpoint
• 检点jiǎn diǎnto examine; to check; to keep a lookout
• 检视jiǎn shìto inspect; to examine
• 检查员jiǎn chá yuáninspector
• 检出jiǎn chūto detect
• 检定jiǎn dìnga test; determination; to check up on
• 检控jiǎn kòngto prosecute (criminal); the prosecution
• 检方jiǎn fāngthe prosecution; prosecutors
• 检波jiǎn bōto detect (e.g. radio waves)
• 检证jiǎn zhèngverification; inspection
• 检录jiǎn lùroll-call (e.g. at athletics event); check the record

Words containing 检

• 安检ān jiǎnsecurity check (abbr. for 安全检查; to do a security check
• 纪检jì jiǎndisciplinary inspection; to inspect another's discipline
• 质检zhì jiǎnquarantine; quality inspection
• 公检法gōng jiǎn fǎpublic security authorities, acronym from 公安局
• 年检nián jiǎnannual inspection
• 健检jiàn jiǎn(Taiwan) medical checkup; physical examination (abbr. for 健康检查
• 商检shāng jiǎnto inspect goods
• 报检bào jiǎnto submit goods for inspection, quarantine or certification…
• 妇检fù jiǎngynecological examination (abbr. for 妇科检查
• 指检zhǐ jiǎn(medicine) digital examination (of a patient's rectum, vagina etc)
• 排检pái jiǎnto arrange for ease of search; to catalogue for retrieval
• 旅检lǚ jiǎnpassenger inspection (customs)
• 查检chá jiǎnto check; to consult; to look up
• 活检huó jiǎnbiopsy; abbr. for 活体组织检查
• 产检chǎn jiǎnprenatal checkup (abbr. for 产前检查
• 自检zì jiǎnto act with self-restraint; to examine oneself; to perform a self-test
• 车检chē jiǎnto inspect a vehicle
• 边检biān jiǎnborder inspection; immigration inspection
• 点检diǎn jiǎnto inspect one by one; to list individually
• 地检署dì jiǎn shǔdistrict prosecutor's office
• 质检局zhì jiǎn júquarantine bureau; quality inspection office
• 光检测器guāng jiǎn cè qìoptical detector
• 全文检索quán wén jiǎn suǒfull-text search
• 全民英检Quán mín Yīng jiǎnGeneral English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education…

Characters built on 佥

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

• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document…
• 脸liǎnface
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back; (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect…
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 睑jiǎneyelid

Characters that look like 检

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

• 脸liǎnface
• 桂guìcassia; laurel
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
• 殓liànto prepare a dead body for coffin
• 捺nàto press down firmly; to suppress; right-falling stroke in Chinese characters…

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 简simple; uncomplicated; letter
• 减to lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 剪(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 捡to pick up; to collect; to gather
• 柬card; note; letter
• 俭(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 拣to choose; to pick; to sort out
• 蹇lame; cripple; unfortunate
• 茧(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 碱(chemistry) base; alkali; soda
• 睑eyelid
• 謇to speak out boldly