jiǎn = ji + an3
to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint
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How to pronounce 检

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

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检 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
qiān = qi + an1
all
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= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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Characters with 检 as component

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

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inspection / to examine / to inspect / CL:次[ci4]
public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
to detect / to test / detection / sensing

Sentences with 检

检 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiǎn

to check / to examine / to inspect / to exercise restraint

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