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Kanji Detail for 檢 - "examine, inspect, check"
檢
- Meaning
檢 means "examine, inspect, check."
Examine - To inspect; to check.
Investigate - To look into carefully.
Restrain - To control; to hold back.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
check; examine
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
check; examine
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to check; to examine; to inspect; to exercise restraint
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to check, to examine, to inspect
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A seal on documents. In ancient times, book cases were tied with cord, then filled with clay, inscribed upon, and sealed—like today's method of using sealing wax. This is called 檢. | Restraint. As in behaving absurdly without self-control is called 不檢 (unrestrained). | To examine. As in 檢點 (to check), 檢收 (to inspect and receive), 檢舉 (to report), 檢討 (to review).
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