察 (chá)

to examine/to observe

How 察 is written

Strokes
14
Radical
宀 — roof
Traditional
察
Simplified
察 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 察

觀察 guānchá
to observe; to watch; to survey
警察 jǐngchá
police; policeman; policewoman
偵察 zhēnchá
to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter
察覺 chájué
to sense; to perceive; to become aware of
檢察 jiǎnchá
to inspect; check up (on)
檢察官 jiǎncháguān
the prosecution (in a court case)
檢察院 jiǎncháyuàn
prosecutor's office; procuratorate
洞察 dòngchá
to see clearly
洞察力 dòngchálì
insight
監察 jiānchá
to supervise; to control
考察 kǎochá
to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation
視察 shìchá
to inspect; an investigation

察 in a sentence

警察在路口指揮交通。

Jǐngchá zài lùkǒu zhǐhuī jiāotōng.

“The police are directing traffic at the intersection.”

How common is 察?

察 is the 564th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 78.3% of all running text.

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