验yàn
to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify. 10 strokes, radical 马, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 验
Strokes 1–3 write 马, then strokes 4–10 write 佥.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 验 · the stroke-order rules
What 验 is made of
马 (mǎ, horse) and 佥 (qiān, all).
马 carries the meaning — horse — and 佥 carries the sound.
Words that use 验
| 考验 | a severe test 用困难的事情检验一个人能不能撑住 这次活动是对大家意志的考验。This activity is a tough test of everyone's willpower. Lesson 112, 解决难题 · 校园成长与学习探索 · Campus Growth & Learning Adventures |
| 经验 | practical experience gained from doing a job 做事情多了以后积累下来的本领 他靠多年的工作经验解决了难题。He solved the tough problem using years of hands-on experience on the job. Lesson 128, 职场运营 · 职场工作与商业社会 · Workplace, Commerce & Society |
| 体验 | to experience something firsthand 亲自去做、去感受一件事情 这次旅行让我体验了不同的文化。Living abroad let me experience it firsthand for a whole year. Lesson 134, 团队文学 · 艺术文体与创意休闲 · Arts, Culture, Sports & Recreation |
| 试验 | an experimental trial 为了检验效果而先试着做一次 教练鼓励队员大胆试验新阵型。The coach encouraged the players to boldly attempt a trial of a new formation. Lesson 184, 体育训练与竞技得分 · 校园学术与青春求知 · Campus Academics, Teaching & Training |
| 实验 | an experiment 为了验证想法而做的科学测试 团队进行了一次耐压实验。The team carried out the experiment on pressure tolerance. Lesson 219, 物理求索与工业实验 · 科学探索与实验求索 · Scientific Exploration, Laboratory Experiments & Physical Inquiry |
| 检验 | to inspect, test, verify 指通过检查测试判定是否合格 每道工序都经受严密质量检验。Every step was rigorously inspected for quality. Lesson 440, 匠心筑物 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture |
| 实验室 | a laboratory 专门用来做科学实验的房间 国家重点实验室迎来攻坚节点。The state key laboratory reached a critical stage in its work. Lesson 220, 实验工坊与参数调试 · 科学探索与实验求索 · Scientific Exploration, Laboratory Experiments & Physical Inquiry |
Characters that share the sound part 佥
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 马
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 马 radical page.