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侦 - zhēn

spy, reconnoiter; detective

spy, reconnoiter; detective

How to read 侦

Click 侦 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhēn
Englishspy, reconnoiter; detective
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

侦察 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 侦探. Please read 侦查 one more time.

Common words with this character

to investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter
detective; to do detective work
to detect; to investigate
to detect; to sense

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 侦 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 侦察 and 侦探 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 侦.