测cè
to measure, to survey. 9 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 4.
What 测 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 则 (zé, rule).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 则 carries the sound.
How to write 测
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–9 write 则.
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Words that use 测
| 测 | to measure, to survey 用工具算出准确的数字 队员认真测量湖面的距离。The team carefully worked to measure the distance across the lake. Lesson 255, 规程检验与求索笃行 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 测量 | to survey, to measure precisely 用工具准确地量出大小或距离 勘探队员仔细测量古村落遗址。The survey team carefully worked to measure the ancient village ruins. Lesson 256, 诚信经营与时代浪潮 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 测试 | to test, a test 用实验的方法检验效果好不好 科研团队严密测试新型材料。The research team ran a rigorous test on the new material. Lesson 257, 临难不屈与精诚格致 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 检测 | to test / inspect 用仪器仔细查看是否合格 公司用精密仪器检测他的体能。The company used precise instruments to test his fitness. Lesson 296, 技进乎道与笃行致远 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
| 预测 | to predict, to forecast 根据已知情况推断未来会发生的事 气象台准确预测了明天的天气。The weather bureau managed to predict tomorrow's forecast precisely. Lesson 370, 文理融通与温润格物 · 智理格致与龙腾盛会 · Philosophical Wisdom, Linguistic Logic & Athletic Grandeur |
| 猜测 | to speculate, conjecture 根据不完整的线索去推断可能的情况 媒体纷纷猜测事故发生的原因。The media began to speculate about the cause of the accident. Lesson 395, 慎思明辨 · 审时度势与明辨是非 · Discernment & Empirical Truth |
| 测定 | to measure and determine 指通过检测确定数值 技术团队精准测定结构参数。The technical team precisely measured the structural parameters. Lesson 550, 神工妙算 · 笃行实业与经世致远 · Strategic Logistics & Civic Infrastructure |
| 监测 | to monitor 指持续观察检测数据变化 日夜严密监测周边空气质量。They strictly monitored air quality day and night. Lesson 597, 安居拓新 · 融通万象与百业繁盛 · System Dynamics, Industry & Societal Flourishing |
Characters that share the sound part 则
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 75 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.