勘探 kāntàn prospect for; prove up

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Stroke order

勘探 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

勘探 — the Chinese character for prospect for; prove up (kāntàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 勘探 — prospect for; prove up

勘 — 11 strokes
探 — 11 strokes

Senses

to explore
to survey
to prospect (for oil etc)
prospecting

Characters in 勘探

勘 kān — to investigate; to survey; to collate
探 tàn — to explore; to search out; to scout

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

勘探 is pronounced kāntàn and means “prospect for; prove up”.

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