Taxonomy of meanings for 檢:　　

  • 檢 jiǎn (OC: kromʔ MC: kɯiɛm) 居奄切 上 廣韻：【書檢印窠封題也又檢校俗作撿撿本音斂又姓出姓苑居奄切二 】
    • INVESTIGATE
      • vtoNinvestigate
    • RESTRAIN
      • viactbe restrained in one's needs and demands
      • nabproper restraintCH
    • STATIONARY
      • na tablet lightly broader than a usual strip which covered the contents of the letter unto which it was bound. On the surface was written the name and address of the recipent, the name of the person who had prepared the letter for despatch and the time of arrival of the letter.
    • SEAL
      • BOX
        • STANDARD
          • VIRTUE
            • DOCUMENT
              • CHOOSE
                • PICK UP
                  • EQUAL
                    • SEED
                      • SURNAMES

                        Additional information about 檢

                        說文解字: 【檢】，書署也。从木、僉聲。 【居奄切】

                          Word relations
                        • Contrast: (INVESTIGATE)考 / 考/INVESTIGATE Kǎo 考 and jī 稽 refer to an objective investigation into something on the basis of the best available evidence.