short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]
to examine / to inquire / to observe / to inspect / to look into / obvious / clearly evident

= + : Charlie Chaplin (ch) just graduated, but in the ashram's kitchen an undercover agent (察) confronts him. The undercover agent has been investigating (察) Charlie's activities for quite some time and accuses Charlie of having copied most of his thesis. Charlie Chaplin bursts out in tears and admits the charges. He instantly offers to burn his graduation cap (宀) as a sacrifice (祭), hoping to appease the undercover agent.
variant of 察[cha2]

察 character breakdown

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀). Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to the anthill after her graduation from university. In the anthill's kitchen (an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (宀), and instead put a cooking top (冖) and a petal leaf (丶) on her head.
surname Zhai
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / memorial ceremony / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon / (lit. and fig.) to wield

= + + : The moon (月) decided to visit the space station and meets Joan of Arc (ji) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Joan of Arc is full of awe, so she decides to give the moon a sacrifice (祭). She sets up the ceremonial standard (示) and, chanting mysterious songs, sets fire to her favourite boxing glove (又). The moon is quite satisfied with the offering.

Characters with 察 as component

to wipe / to erase / rubbing (brush stroke in painting) / to clean / to polish

= + : The undercover agent (察) found out that soon the super villain he is following will arrive at the ashram. As he waits in front of the lighthouse (a1) the King of Chu (c) arrives. Certain that it must be the villain the agent quickly tries to rub off (擦) the King's make-up using a toy claw (扌), hoping to unmask the villain.
(onom.) used in 喀嚓[ka1 cha1] and 啪嚓[pa1 cha1] / Taiwan pr. [ca1]
(onom.) scraping sound / ripping of fabric / screeching of tires
Chinese sassafras / Sassafras tzumu
small cymbals

Words with 察

to investigate a crime / to scout / to reconnoiter / reconnaissance / detection / a scout
surveillance aircraft / spy plane
detective / investigator / scout / spy
traffic police / abbr. to 交警
Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

Sentences with 察

察 currently does not appear in any sentence.