查

chá

to research

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

Wood (木) + dawn (旦) = search and examine

旦 here is primarily phonetic, lending the chá sound; 木 (tree/wood) provides the semantic anchor — picture a wooden raft used to probe and search shallow waters, a folk etymology that sticks even if imprecise.

木+旦→查

旦DawnPhonetic

木TreeSemantic

我查了一下字典，找到了这个词的意思。

wǒ chá le yī xià zì diǎn，zhǎo dào le zhè ge cí de yì si。

I looked it up in the dictionary and found the meaning of this word.

警察正在查这件事的原因。

jǐng chá zhèng zài chá zhè jiàn shì de yuán yīn。

The police are investigating the cause of this matter.

Words with 查

查核

chá hé

to check

理查

lǐ chá

(name) Richard

重查

chóng chá

to reinvestigate; to check again

飞行检查

fēi xíng jiǎn chá

unannounced inspection

体格检查

tǐ gé jiǎn chá

physical examination

点查

diǎn chá

to inspect

走查

zǒu chá

walkthrough (computing)

中国地质调查局

zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú

China Geological Survey (CGS)

人口普查

rén kǒu pǔ chá

census

人口调查

rén kǒu diào chá

census

健康检查

jiàn kāng jiǎn chá

see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]

侦查

zhēn chá

to detect

More characters with 木

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