侦

zhēn

spy, reconnoiter; detective

How to write 侦, stroke by stroke

to scout; to spy; to detect; old variant of 侦

Pictophonetic: semantic 亻 (person), phonetic 贞

Made of 亻 + 贞

侦探zhēn tàndetective; to do detective work
侦察zhēn cháto investigate a crime; to scout; to reconnoiter; reconnaissance; detection; a scout
侦查zhēn cháto detect; to investigate
侦测zhēn cèto detect; to sense
侦察机zhēn chá jīsurveillance aircraft; spy plane
侦察兵zhēn chá bīnga scout; spy
侦破zhēn pòto investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout
刑侦xíng zhēncriminal investigation
侦察员zhēn chá yuándetective; investigator; scout; spy
侦察性zhēn chá xìnginvestigatory
侦毒器zhēn dú qìdetection unit
侦毒管zhēn dú guǎndetector tube

他是个老练的侦查员。
tā shì gè lǎo liàn de zhēn chá yuán 。
He's a seasoned investigator.
这个男子竟然是一个私家侦探。
zhè ge nán zǐ jìng rán shì yí gè sī jiā zhēn tàn 。
The man turned out to be a private detective.
她把他形容为侦探。
tā bǎ tā xíng róng wèi zhēn tàn 。
She described him as a detective.
两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。
liǎng gè zhēn tàn gēn zhe xián yí rén 。
Two detectives followed the suspect.
他偶尔会阅读一些侦探小说。
tā ǒu ěr huì yuè dú yì xiē zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō 。
He occasionally reads detective novels.