jiǎn

to check

to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint

wood (木) + sound (佥) = inspect and check

木 here appears as a wooden seal or tablet — the kind used to mark, stamp, or inspect goods. 佥 mainly contributes the jiǎn sound; the wooden object carries the sense of checking and verifying.

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医生仔细查了他的身体。

yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de shēn tǐ。

The doctor carefully examined his body.

出门前要查一下门窗是否关好了。

chū mén qián yào jiǎn chá yī xià mén chuāng shì fǒu guān hǎo le。

Before going out, you should check whether the doors and windows are closed properly.

Words with 检

边检

biān jiǎn

border inspection

医学检验

yī xué jiǎn yàn

medical laboratory technology

医学检验师

yī xué jiǎn yàn shī

medical technologist

飞检

fēi jiǎn

unannounced inspection (abbr. for 飛行檢查|飞行检查[fei1 xing2 jian3 cha2])

飞行检查

fēi xíng jiǎn chá

unannounced inspection

体格检查

tǐ gé jiǎn chá

physical examination

体检

tǐ jiǎn

abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]

体温检测仪

tǐ wēn jiǎn cè yí

infrared body thermometer

点检

diǎn jiǎn

to inspect one by one

健康检查

jiàn kāng jiǎn chá

see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]

健检

jiàn jiǎn

(Tw) medical checkup; physical examination (abbr. for 健康檢查|健康检查[jian4 kang1 jian3 cha2])

光检测器

guāng jiǎn cè qì

optical detector

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