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探索

tàn suǒ

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

tàn suǒ · taam3 saak3 (Jyutping)

  1. to explore; to probe

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

探

Meaning
find, locate; search, grope for
Radical
扌
Strokes
11
Components
⿰扌⿱?木
Cangjie
QBCD
Four-corner
5709.4

索

Meaning
large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
Radical
糸
Strokes
10
Components
⿱⿱十冖糸
Cangjie
JBVIF
Four-corner
4090.3

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