to survey

to measure; to conjecture

water (氵) + rule (则) = measure and survey

Measuring water levels was one of the earliest forms of surveying, establishing the connection between water and measurement. 则 mainly provides the sound cè; the water radical carries the core meaning.

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RulePhonetic
Water and relates to liquidsSemantic

我们要水的温度。

wǒ men yào cè shuǐ de wēn dù

We need to measure the temperature of the water.

了房间的长度和宽度。

tā cè le fáng jiān de cháng dù hé kuān dù

He measured the length and width of the room.

Words with 测

遥测

yáo cè

telemetry

酒测

jiǔ cè

to take a breathalyzer test

量测

liáng cè

to measure

随堂测验

suí táng cè yàn

quiz (student assessment)

难测

nán cè

hard to fathom

体测

tǐ cè

fitness test

体温检测仪

tǐ wēn jiǎn cè yí

infrared body thermometer

体育达标测验

tǐ yù dá biāo cè yàn

physical fitness test (for school students etc)

高深莫测

gāo shēn mò cè

profound mystery

三角测量法

sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎ

triangulation (surveying)

不测

bù cè

unexpected

人心难测

rén xīn nán cè

hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)

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