检

檢
jiǎn
#730 most
frequent character
to check, to examine, to inspect

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

检 jiǎn has 木, wood, as the meaning part and 佥 qiān giving the sound. It first meant a wooden label carrying a book's title. From labels it grew to 'to examine, analyze'. 佥 is the Simplified stand-in for 僉.

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Homophones

HSK 5
捡jiǎn
to pick up, to collect, to gather
HSK 6
拣jiǎn
to choose, to pick, to sort out
减jiǎn
subtract, reduce, decrease, cut
剪jiǎn
cut, clip, trim, wipe out, scissors
简jiǎn
simple, uncomplicated, letter

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