测

測
cè
#859 most
frequent character
survey, fathom, measure, conjecture
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

测 first meant 'to measure depth'; 氵 water is the picture part and 则 zé carries the sound. The meaning then grew to measuring or surveying anything, and later to drawing a conclusion, 'to conjecture'.

Drawn as: water

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Example Sentences

我需要测量这个房间的长度。
wǒ xūyào cèliáng zhègè fángjiān de chángdù 。
I need to measure the length of this room.
老师让我们测验我们的知识。
lǎoshī ràng wǒmen cèyàn wǒmen de zhīshí 。
The teacher asked us to test our knowledge.
他们在测他的体温。
tāmen zài cè tāde tǐwēn 。
They are measuring his temperature.

Words with similar meanings

丈量zhàngliáng
to measure
More formal term for measuring, often used in technical contexts.
测试cèshì
to test
Refers specifically to testing which can imply measurement in a broader context.

Homophones

HSK 5
册cè
book, booklet, classifier for books
侧cè
side, incline, lean
策cè
policy, plan, scheme

Words Starting With 测

测验cè yàn
"test; to test
测量cè liáng
survey; to measure; to gauge; to determine

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