檢
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jiǎn · to check, to examine, to inspect

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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 檢

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Example sentences

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Wǒ xū yào jiǎn chá yí xià nǐ de xuè yā.我需要檢查一下你的血壓。

I need to check your blood pressure.

Source: Tatoeba #13583611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
" hǎo de , hǎo de " yī shēng shuō." wǒ yí dìng jiǎn chá tā.""好的, 好的" 醫生說。"我一定檢查她。"

"Okay, okay," said the doctor. "I'll definitely take a look at her."

Source: Tatoeba #774391 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào lái jiǎn chá nǐ de shì lì.我要來檢查你的視力。

I'll check your vision.

Source: Tatoeba #1221044 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiù jué dé wǒ gāi zài jiǎn chá yí biàn.我就覺得我該再檢查一遍。

I just thought I should double check.

Source: Tatoeba #8571926 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ jiǎn chá wǒ de yá yín má?你可以檢查我的牙齦嗎?

Can you have a look at my gums?

Source: Tatoeba #4492483 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng jiǎn chá yí xià wǒ shì fǒu huàn le rǔ ái.我想檢查一下我是否患了乳癌。

I'd like to have a test for breast cancer.

Source: Tatoeba #345692 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 檢 in context

  1. Say jiǎn, then recall the core meaning: to check, to examine, to inspect.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 檢 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.