Chinese symbol for “overhaul”
检修
jiǎn xiū
Traditional: 檢修
to overhaul; to examine and fix (a motor); to service (a vehicle)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overhaul is 检修 (jiǎn xiū), defined as: to overhaul; to examine and fix (a motor); to service (a vehicle).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “overhaul”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 检修.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 检查 (檢查) | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine |
| 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) |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain |
See also: Japanese symbol for “overhaul”.
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.