搜查

搜

so̅u

查

chá

to search

Characters and words in 搜查

搜

so̅u = s + ou1

to search

Add a new mnemonic for 搜 = 叟 + 扌

搜 = 叟 + 扌 : The old gentleman (叟) wants to enter the outhouse. In front of the outhouse (ou1) he has to undergo a security check, and Socrates (s) searches (搜) his belongings using a toy claw (扌).

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查

zha̅ = zh + a1

surname Zha

Add a new mnemonic for 查 = 旦 + 木

查

chá = ch + a2

to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

Add a new mnemonic for 查 = 旦 + 木

查 = 旦 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a detective. In the ashram's kitchen (a2), the detective (查) is investigating (查) a passed out Charlie Chaplin (ch) who's lying under a Christmas tree (木). Could it have something to do with the big empty mug (旦) which was formerly filled with glühwein?

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