懂中文 Dong Chinese

偵

zhēn

spy

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

person

貞 sound component

貞  Sound component

zhēn

  

virtuous

Evolution

偵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
偵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

侦 (偵) 

zhēn

spy, reconnoiter; detective; to scout; to spy; to detect

Most common words with 偵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

侦探

detective

侦查

to detect

侦察

to scout

侦破

to solve (crime)

侦

to scout