chá

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Source form: 查
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-76b581765d3728f3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

查 查 [cha2] /to research/to check/to investigate/to examine/to refer to/to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)/

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zhā

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Source form: 查
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 楂[zhā]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-de6243913cf7ca6b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

查 查 [zha1] /variant of 楂[zha1]/

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Zhā

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Source form: 查
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Zha
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c0334c80b530fe1c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

查 查 [Zha1] /surname Zha/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

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