Chinese symbol for “prospect”
探矿
tàn kuàng
Traditional: 探礦
to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals
The closest CC-CEDICT match for prospect is 探矿 (tàn kuàng), defined as: to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “prospect”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 指望 | zhǐ wàng | to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope |
| 展望 | zhǎn wàng | outlook; prospect |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore; to survey |
| 探勘 | tàn kān | to explore; to survey |
| 奔头 (奔頭) | bèn tou | sth to strive for; prospect |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 探矿.
| 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 |
| 探测 (探測) | tàn cè | to probe; to survey |
| 探险 (探險) | tàn xiǎn | to explore; to go on an expedition |
| 探究 | tàn jiū | to investigate; to delve |
| 煤矿 (煤礦) | méi kuàng | coal mine; coal seam |
| 矿产 (礦產) | kuàng chǎn | minerals |
See also: Japanese symbol for “prospect”.
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.