探

tàn

“To explore” in Chinese is 探 (tàn).

Other characters with the syllable tan: see all 15 →

Meaning

to explore
to search out
to scout

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to visit
to stretch forward

Example

海洋的深层仍然几乎未被探索。

The deep layers of the ocean are still almost unexplored.

From 探索 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 探

探索tànsuǒto explore; to probeHSK 6 探讨tàntǎoto investigateHSK 6 勘探kāntànto exploreHSK 7-9 试探shìtanto sound outHSK 7-9 探测tàncèto probe; to surveyHSK 7-9 探亲tànqīnto go home to visit one's familyHSK 7-9 探求tànqiúto seekHSK 7-9 探望tànwàngto visitHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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