Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "label on a book". The meaning later shifted to "arrange" and "examine".
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Historical Evolution
檢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
檢
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
檢
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
檢
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
檢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
检 / 檢 [jiǎn]
to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
検 けんざき
Kenzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (99)
检查 [jiǎnchá] #654
inspection
检测 [jiǎncè] #2,648
to detect
检察官 [jiǎncháguān] #1,992
public prosecutor
检验 [jiǎnyàn] #4,850
to inspect
体检 [tǐjiǎn] #10,960
abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[tǐgéjiǎnchá]
检察 [jiǎnchá] #21,631
to inspect
检索 [jiǎnsuǒ] #19,776
to retrieve (data)
检察院 [jiǎncháyuàn] #8,810
prosecutor's office
检疫 [jiǎnyì] #23,173
quarantine
安检 [ānjiǎn] #12,830
safety check
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 改める [あらためる] #2,938
to change
⭐ 検討 [けんとう] #2,972
consideration
⭐ 検査 [けんさ] #4,476
inspection (e.g. customs, factory)
⭐ 検索 [けんさく] #6,940
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
⭐ 検証 [けんしょう] #7,158
verification
⭐ 点検 [てんけん] #11,830
detailed inspection
⭐ 探検 [たんけん] #13,203
exploration
⭐ 検出 [けんしゅつ] #16,256
detection
⭐ 検事 [けんじ] #17,985
public prosecutor
検分 [けんぶん] #18,608
inspection
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