00452 Chinese character of 查 and pronounce caa4

The Chinese character【查】that we will be discussing today is a word that describes an action or process. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Investigate or inspect.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【查】:chá

Cantonese Jyutping of 【查】:caa4

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【查】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【查】, for example:Describe an action or process , It means mainly to investigate or examine .The depth of meaning in Chinese characters encompasses intricate interpretations, some of which may be difficult to fully articulate here.

【查】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【查詢、檢查】(Mandarin Pinyin:chá xún 、jiǎn chá/ Cantonese Jyutping:caa4 seon1 、gim2 caa4)

This character is composed using 9 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


警方正在查詢案情進展。

The police are investigating the progress of the case.


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