查水表

(Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter / to barge into people's home on false pretences

surname Shui

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

surname Zha

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

variant of 楂[zha1]

exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)

wrist or pocket watch

water meter / indicator of water level