查 Stroke Order — How to Write 查
查 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
查 Radical and Character Components
Radical: 木 + 5 more strokes
查 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- chá
- zhā
Meanings of 查 in Chinese
1
chá查
To examine, investigate, check, inspect, verify, look up information.
请帮我查一下航班信息。
Please help me check the flight information.
Same as 'cha' (槎), referring to floating wood or driftwood in water.
那块水中浮查，可能是从上游漂下来的。
That piece of driftwood in the water might have floated down from upstream.
2
zhā查
Same as '楂' (zhā), referring to hawthorn fruit.
这种查果实可以制作美味的果酱。
This kind of hawthorn fruit can be made into delicious jam.
Same as '渣' (zhā), referring to dregs, sediment, or residue, typically found at the bottom of a liquid.
缸底留有一些茶查。
There are some tea dregs left at the bottom of the pot.
Common Words and Phrases with 查
1
investigate a case
警察正在积极查案，希望能尽快找出真相。
The police are actively investigating the case, hoping to find the truth as soon as possible.
2
Investigate and deal with (an affair/case) accordingly; investigate and prosecute.
公司决定成立专案组，查办员工挪用公款的严重违纪行为。
The company decided to establish a special task force to investigate and handle the serious disciplinary violation of an employee embezzling company funds.
3
To search, make an inventory of, and confiscate a criminal's possessions.
工厂因非法排放废水，其设备被相关部门查抄。
The relevant department investigated and confiscated the factory's equipment because of illegal wastewater discharge.
4
investigate and deal with; investigate and punish
公司对内部出现的违规行为进行了严肃查处。
The company conducted a serious investigation into and dealt with internal irregularities.
5
check the amount of; check and count
仓库管理员每天都会仔细查点库存物品的数量。
The warehouse manager carefully checks and counts the number of inventory items every day.
6
to check and verify; to examine and compare
请你查对一下这份报告中的数据是否准确。
Please check the data in this report for accuracy.
7
To make rounds (in a hospital, to check on patients or inspect wards); to inspect or visit dormitories.
宿管阿姨每天晚上都会对宿舍进行查房，确保大家按时休息。
The dorm supervisor checks the dormitories every evening to ensure everyone rests on time.
8
to go around and make inquiries; to investigate
他们去当地社区查访居民的意见。
They went to the local community to inquire about residents' opinions.
9
To officially seal up or confiscate property to prevent its use or disposal.
法院命令查封了这家公司的所有非法资产。
The court ordered the sealing and impounding of all illegal assets of this company.
10
Directory inquiries; information desk
我找不到这家商店的电话号码，只好拨打查号台询问。
I couldn't find the phone number for this store, so I had to call directory assistance to ask.
11
To search for, find, and seize something, often illegal or hidden.
海关人员查获了一批未经申报的珍贵药材。
Customs officials seized a batch of undeclared precious medicinal herbs.
12
To prohibit or ban something after inspection.
当地政府决定查禁非法捕鱼活动。
The local government decided to ban illegal fishing activities.
13
Investigate and ascertain; follow up a case
学校决定对这起学生作弊事件进行查究。
The school decided to investigate and address this incident of student cheating.
14
To conduct an on-site investigation or survey.
工程师们前往施工现场查勘地质情况。
The engineers went to the construction site to survey the geological conditions.
15
To investigate and ascertain facts or information through research or examination.
在做出最终决定之前，我们应该查考所有相关信息。
Before making a final decision, we should investigate all relevant information.
16
to check and detain
海关人员对这批来源不明的包裹进行了查扣。
Customs officers inspected and seized this batch of packages with unknown origins.
More words with 查
- diào调chá查To investigate or survey.
- hé核zhā查to check; to verify; to inspect
- shěn审chá查to examine or inspect
- tàn探chá查investigate, probe
- zhuī追chá查investigate, track down
- bèi备zhā查for future reference
- chōu抽zhā查spot check; selective examination
- cún存zhā查file for reference
- fān翻zhā查review, check
- fǎng访zhā查Investigate, Survey
- fù复zhā查Review, Recheck
- jī稽chá查Audit, Inspection
- kǎo考zhā查To examine or check.
- pán盘chá查interrogate, investigate
- qīng清zhā查Inventory, Investigate thoroughly
- xún询zhā查to inquire and seek; to investigate
- dài待chá查to be investigated
- jiǎn检chá查Check, Examine
- sōu搜chá查Search, Raid
- chāo抄zhā查search, raid
Idioms with 查
- chá查wú无shí实jù据no concrete evidence found
- diào调chá查yán研jiū究investigate and research
- míng明chá查àn暗fǎng访investigate openly and secretly
- nèi内chá查wài外diào调investigate internally and externally
- yǒu有àn案kě可chá查verifiable with existing records
- méi没chá查méi没lì利speak untruthfully
- zhuī追gēn根chá查yuán源trace back to the source
- zhā查zhā查hú胡hú胡boisterous and boastful in speech
- mèng梦mèng梦zhā查zhā查in a dazed and muddled state
- wǎ瓦chá查niào尿nì溺utterly worthless or despicable things
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Open the tool →Questions about 查
What does 查 mean in Chinese?
查 (chá) means “To examine” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 查?
查 has 2 pronunciations: chá, zhā.
How many strokes does 查 have?
查 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 查?
查 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 查?
The radical of 查 is 木.