Difference between revisions of "Zi:查"
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− | <WL>查 | + | <WL>查 [chá] examine, investigate; 检查 inspect [zhā] (surname)@@; 山楂/查 hawthorn/haw [chái] “查郎” |
− | Originally | + | Originally 木 (mù) ‘wood’ over 且 qiě phonetic (see 査), but modern 查 is written with 旦 (dàn ‘dawn’) at the bottom. |
− | An old meaning | + | An old meaning was ‘raft’, hence the 木 ‘wood’ component. Another old meaning is ‘chop wood; tree stump’. |
The character is used to write the homophone chá ‘examine’, as in “考查” = “考察”, “檢查” = “檢察”. | The character is used to write the homophone chá ‘examine’, as in “考查” = “考察”, “檢查” = “檢察”. | ||
− | + | It should not be confused with 察 chá as in 观察 guānchá ‘observe’. | |
#rG.093.37,169.20 K.AD1070,1155 D.2.1181.7 M.103 KX..520.07 B.108.1.08 | #rG.093.37,169.20 K.AD1070,1155 D.2.1181.7 M.103 KX..520.07 B.108.1.08 | ||
#c木旦日一 | #c木旦日一 | ||
#y chah\ | #y chah\ | ||
</WL> | </WL> |
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