tàn = t + an4
to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward
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How to pronounce 探

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

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+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

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探 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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= mi + Ø4
"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
far / alternative form of 深: chimney of kitchen range
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Characters with 探 as component

探 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 探

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detective / to do detective work
(police) detective
to explore / to probe

Sentences with 探

探 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tàn

to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward

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