Chinese symbol for “inspection”
检查
jiǎn chá
Traditional: 檢查
inspection; to examine; to inspect; measure word: 次 (cì)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inspection is 检查 (jiǎn chá), defined as: inspection; to examine; to inspect; measure word: 次 (cì).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “inspection”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稽查 | jī chá | inspection |
| 查验 (查驗) | chá yàn | inspection; to examine |
| 检证 (檢證) | jiǎn zhèng | verification; inspection |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 检查.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 检测 (檢測) | jiǎn cè | to test; to detect |
| 检验 (檢驗) | jiǎn yàn | to inspect; to examine |
| 检察院 (檢察院) | jiǎn chá yuàn | prosecutor's office; procuratorate |
| 检察 (檢察) | jiǎn chá | to inspect; (law) to prosecute |
| 检察官 (檢察官) | jiǎn chá guān | public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 审查 (審查) | shěn chá | to examine; to investigate |
| 查看 | chá kàn | to look over; to examine |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inspection”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.