測

cè

measure, estimate, conjecture

How to write 測, stroke by stroke

to survey; to measure; to conjecture

Pictophonetic: semantic 氵 (water), phonetic 則

Made of 氵 + 則

測試cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
檢測jiǎn cèto detect; to test; detection; sensing
預測yù cèto forecast; to predict
猜測cāi cèto guess; to conjecture; to surmise
推測tuī cèspeculation; to conjecture; to surmise; to speculate
探測tàn cèto probe; to survey
測驗cè yàntest; to test
測量cè liángsurvey; to measure; to gauge; to determine
探測器tàn cè qìdetector; probe
偵測zhēn cèto detect; to sense
觀測guān cèto observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)
不測bù cèunexpected; measureless; unexpected circumstance; contingency; mishap

預測地震是不可能的。
yù cè dì zhèn shì bù kě néng de 。
It's impossible to predict earthquakes.
為了觀測星象，他建了一座瞭望臺。
wéi le guān cè xīng xiàng ， tā jiàn le yí zuò liào wàng tái 。
He built an observatory to study the stars.
她完全不擔心測驗的分數。
tā wán quán bù dān xīn cè yàn de fēn shù 。
She is not in the least worried about her test scores.
樂隊正在進行音響測試。
lè duì zhèng zài jìn xíng yīn xiǎng cè shì 。
The band is now doing a sound check.
明年 6 月 22 日可以觀測到日全食。
míng nián 6 yuè 2 2 rì kě yǐ guān cè dào rì quán shí 。
The total solar eclipse can be observed next year on June 22nd.