Chinese symbol for “probe”
探测
tàn cè
Traditional: 探測
to probe; to survey
The closest CC-CEDICT match for probe is 探测 (tàn cè), defined as: to probe; to survey.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “probe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 探针 (探針) | tàn zhēn | probe |
| 探测器 (探測器) | tàn cè qì | detector; probe |
| 探讨 (探討) | tàn tǎo | to investigate; to probe |
| 探究 | tàn jiū | to investigate; to delve |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 探测.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 探讨 (探討) | tàn tǎo | to investigate; to probe |
| 侦探 (偵探) | zhēn tàn | detective; to do detective work |
| 探险 (探險) | tàn xiǎn | to explore; to go on an expedition |
| 探究 | tàn jiū | to investigate; to delve |
| 测试 (測試) | cè shì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area) |
| 预测 (預測) | yù cè | to forecast; to predict |
| 检测 (檢測) | jiǎn cè | to test; to detect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “probe”.
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.