察 (chá) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to examine
- to investigate
- to observe
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
察 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 察 is 宀 — meaning roof. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 寄富寒密.
How the character is built
察 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 宀 (roof) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 祭 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 察
Tasks Featuring 察 / 相关任务
Words containing 察 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 察 mean in Chinese?
察 (chá) means to examine, to investigate, to observe. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 察 have?
察 is written in 14 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 察?
The radical of 察 is 宀 (roof). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 寄, 富, 寒, 密.
What is the pinyin for 察?
察 is pronounced chá.
What HSK 4 words use 察?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 察 appears in 1 word, including 警察 (jǐngchá). See the full list above.