Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "hawthorn tree", now written as 柤. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Chinese
查 [Zhā]
surname Zha
查 [chá]
to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
查 [zhā]
see 山查[shānzhā]
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CHINESE WORDS (200)
调查 [diàochá] #532
investigation
调查 [diàochá] #532
investigation
检查 [jiǎnchá] #654
inspection
检查 [jiǎnchá] #654
inspection
搜查 [sōuchá] #1,726
to search
查看 [chákàn] #3,865
to look over
审查 [shěnchá] #7,271
to examine
审查 [shěnchá] #7,271
to examine
查出 [cháchū] #2,674
to find out
查询 [cháxún] #10,275
to check
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