jiǎn

to check

to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint

wood (木) + sound (佥) = inspect and check

木 here appears as a wooden seal or tablet — the kind used to mark, stamp, or inspect goods. 佥 mainly contributes the jiǎn sound; the wooden object carries the sense of checking and verifying.

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Words with 检

边检

biān jiǎn

border inspection

医学检验

yī xué jiǎn yàn

medical laboratory technology

医学检验师

yī xué jiǎn yàn shī

medical technologist

飞检

fēi jiǎn

unannounced inspection (abbr. for 飛行檢查|飞行检查[fei1 xing2 jian3 cha2])

飞行检查

fēi xíng jiǎn chá

unannounced inspection

体格检查

tǐ gé jiǎn chá

physical examination

体检

tǐ jiǎn

abbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]

体温检测仪

tǐ wēn jiǎn cè yí

infrared body thermometer

点检

diǎn jiǎn

to inspect one by one

健康检查

jiàn kāng jiǎn chá

see 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]

健检

jiàn jiǎn

(Tw) medical checkup; physical examination (abbr. for 健康檢查|健康检查[jian4 kang1 jian3 cha2])

光检测器

guāng jiǎn cè qì

optical detector

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