Usage of the character 察

to examine
to inquire
to observe
to inspect
to look into
obvious
clearly evident

Chá

察

[察]

short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾／察哈尔 ( Cháhā'ěr)

chá

察

[詧]

variant of 察 (chá)

pánchá

盘察

[盤察]

to interrogate
to examine

xǐngchá

省察

[省察]

to examine
to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)

jǐngchá

警察

[警察]

police; police officer

xìchá

细察

[細察]

to observe carefully

dūchá

督察

[督察]

to supervise
to superintend
inspector
censorship

kānchá

勘察

[勘察]

to reconnoiter
to explore
to survey

Cháyǎ

察雅

[察雅]

Zhag'yab county, Tibetan: Brag g-yab rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

guānchá

观察

[觀察]

to observe; to watch; to survey

tànchá

探察

[探察]

to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore

shīchá

失察

[失察]

to fail in observing or supervising
to miss
to let sth slip through

chákàn

察看

[察看]

to watch
to look carefully at

cháfǎng

察访

[察訪]

to make an investigative visit
to go and find out from the source

shìchá

视察

[視察]

to inspect
an investigation

kǎochá

考察

[考察]

to inspect
to observe and study
on-the-spot investigation

cháchá

察察

[察察]

clean
spotless

dòngchá

洞察

[洞察]

to see clearly

tǐchá

体察

[體察]

to experience
to observe

jiǎnchá

检察

[檢察]

to inspect
(law) to prosecute
to investigate

jiūchá

纠察

[糾察]

to maintain order
steward (policing a meeting)

chánà

察纳

[察納]

to investigate and accept

ànchá

按察

[按察]

to investigate (old)

zhēnchá

侦察

[偵察]

to investigate a crime
to scout
to reconnoiter
reconnaissance
detection
a scout

Gāngchá

刚察

[剛察]

Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

cháyàn

察验

[察驗]

to examine

Cháyú

察隅

[察隅]

Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet

shěnchá

审察

[審察]

to investigate
to examine closely

chájué

察觉

[察覺]

to sense
to perceive
to become aware of
to detect

míngchá

明察

[明察]

to note clearly
to perceive

juéchá

觉察

[覺察]

to sense
to perceive
to come to realize
to be aware

jiānchá

监察

[監察]

to supervise
to control

Kānchájiā

堪察加

[堪察加]

Kamchatka (peninsula in far eastern Russia)

jiǎncháyuàn

检察院

[檢察院]

prosecutor's office
procuratorate

kǎochátuán

考察团

[考察團]

inspection team

Cháhā'ěr

察哈尔

[察哈爾]

Chahar Province (former province in North China existing from 1912-1936)

Jiāncháyuàn

监察院

[監察院]

Control Yuan, a watchdog under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

guānchájiā

观察家

[觀察家]

observer
The Observer (UK newspaper)

Gāngchá Xiàn

刚察县

[剛察縣]

Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

Jiānchábù

监察部

[監察部]

Ministry of Supervision (MOS)

zhēncháyuán

侦察员

[偵察員]

detective
investigator
scout
spy

Kānchájiā

勘察加

[勘察加]

Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia)

Cháyǎxiàn

察雅县

[察雅縣]

Zhag'yab county, Tibetan: Brag g-yab rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

Cháyúxiàn

察隅县

[察隅縣]

Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet

jiānchárén

监察人

[監察人]

supervisor
monitor
watchdog

guāncházhě

观察者

[觀察者]

observer

jǐngchájú

警察局

[警察局]

police station
police department
police headquarters

Chágětái

察合台

[察合臺]

Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan

kǎocháduì

考察队

[考察隊]

investigation team
scientific expedition

zhēnchábīng

侦察兵

[偵察兵]

a scout
spy

Jìn Chá Jì

晋察冀

[晉察冀]

Shanxi 山西 ( Shānxī), Chahar 察哈爾／察哈尔 ( Cháhā'ěr) and Hebei 河北 ( Héběi) (three provinces of the Republic of China in the period 1912-1936)

kǎocháchuán

考察船

[考察船]

survey ship

Jǐngchátīng

警察厅

[警察廳]

National Police Agency (Japan)

guāncháshào

观察哨

[觀察哨]

sentry post

guānchálì

观察力

[觀察力]

power of observation
perception

jǐngcháshǔ

警察署

[警察署]

police station

jiǎncháguān

检察官

[檢察官]

public prosecutor; public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)

zhēncháxìng

侦察性

[偵察性]

investigatory

zhēnchájī

侦察机

[偵察機]

surveillance aircraft
spy plane

jiānchájú

监察局

[監察局]

inspection office
supervisory office

dòngchálì

洞察力

[洞察力]

insight

guāncháyuán

观察员

[觀察員]

observer

míngcháqiūháo

明察秋毫

[明察秋毫]

lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
fig. perceptive of even the finest detail

Rénquán Guānchá

人权观察

[人權觀察]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

diànzǐjǐngchá

电子警察

[電子警察]

traffic camera
speed camera
closed-circuit TV police surveillance

rénmínjǐngchá

人民警察

[人民警察]

civil police
PRC police

Xiānggǎng Jǐngchá

香港警察

[香港警察]

Hong Kong Police Force (since 1997)

jiǎncházǒngzhǎng

检察总长

[檢察總長]

(Tw) Prosecutor-General

mìmìjǐngchá

秘密警察

[秘密警察]

secret police

Chábùchá'ěr

察布查尔

[察布查爾]

Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

biānfángjǐngchá

边防警察

[邊防警察]

border police

ròuyǎnguānchá

肉眼观察

[肉眼觀察]

observation by naked eye

biànyījǐngchá

便衣警察

[便衣警察]

plain-clothed policeman

Kāngsītǎnchá

康斯坦察

[康斯坦察]

Constanta (city in Romania)

xìnyòngguānchá

信用观察

[信用觀察]

credit watch

chácháwéimíng

察察为明

[察察為明]

keenly observant of trivial details

fángbàojǐngchá

防暴警察

[防暴警察]

riot police
riot squad

cháwēizhīzhù

察微知著

[察微知著]

to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
to deduce the whole story from small traces

tèzhǒngjǐngchá

特种警察

[特種警察]

SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics)
riot police

xiànchǎngshìchá

现场视察

[現場視察]

on-site inspection

dūchádàduì

督察大队

[督察大隊]

censorship brigade (PRC)

míngchá'ànfǎng

明察暗访

[明察暗訪]

open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides

jiāotōngjǐngchá

交通警察

[交通警察]

traffic police

Gāo'ěrchákè

高尔察克

[高爾察克]

Aleksandr Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander, head of anti-Bolshevik White forces

guānchárénshì

观察人士

[觀察人士]

observer

ànchámíngfǎng

暗察明访

[暗察明訪]

open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides

dòngcháyīqiè

洞察一切

[洞察一切]

to see everything clearly

dūcháxiǎozǔ

督察小组

[督察小組]

supervisory group

xíngshìjǐngchá

刑事警察

[刑事警察]

criminal police
member of the criminal police

cháyánguānsè

察言观色

[察言觀色]

to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
to discern what sb thinks from his body language

fúshèzhēnchá

辐射侦察

[輻射偵察]

radiation detection

Wūlánchábù

乌兰察布

[烏蘭察布]

Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Chábùchá'ěr Xiàn

察布查尔县

[察布查爾縣]

Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

Kānchájiā Bàndǎo

堪察加半岛

[堪察加半島]

Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia

Chá'ěrhán Yánhú

察尔汗盐湖

[察爾汗鹽湖]

Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai

Kānchájiā Bàndǎo

勘察加半岛

[勘察加半島]

Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia

Kēshítúníchá

科什图尼察

[科什圖尼察]

surname Kostunica
Vojislav Kostunica (1944-), Serbian politician, last president of Yugoslavia 2000-2003, prime minister of Serbia 2004-2008

Bōdégēlǐchá

波德戈里察

[波德戈里察]

Podgorica, capital of Montenegro

Xíngshì Jǐngchájú

刑事警察局

[刑事警察局]

Criminal Investigation Bureau

Kānchájiāliǔyīng

堪察加柳莺

[堪察加柳鶯]

(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)

Wūlánchábùshì

乌兰察布市

[烏蘭察布市]

Ulaanchab, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia

Huángjiā Xiānggǎng Jǐngchá

皇家香港警察

[皇家香港警察]

Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)

qìróngjiāozhēncháyí

气溶胶侦察仪

[氣溶膠偵察儀]

aerosol detector

Sīléibùléiníchá

斯雷布雷尼察

[斯雷佈雷尼察]

Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Guójiā Jiānchá Wěiyuánhuì

国家监察委员会

[國家監察委員會]

National Supervision Commission of the PRC, anti-corruption agency established in 2018

Cháhā'ěryòuyìhòuqí

察哈尔右翼后旗

[察哈爾右翼後旗]

Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Zuìgāo Rénmín Jiǎncháyuàn

最高人民检察院

[最高人民檢察院]

PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)

Cháhā'ěryòuyìzhōngqí

察哈尔右翼中旗

[察哈爾右翼中旗]

Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Měiguó Guójiā Zhēnchájú

美国国家侦察局

[美國國家偵察局]

National Reconnaissance Office (of the United States)

Cháhā'ěryòuyìqiánqí

察哈尔右翼前旗

[察哈爾右翼前旗]

Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

Guójì Xíngshì Jǐngchá Zǔzhī

国际刑事警察组织

[國際刑事警察組織]

International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)

Chábùchá'ěr Xībó Zìzhìxiàn

察布查尔锡伯自治县

[察布查爾錫伯自治縣]

Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

zhōnggòngzhōngyāngjìwěijiānchábù

中共中央纪委监察部

[中共中央紀委監察部]

party discipline committee

Zhōngguó Rénmín Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchá Bùduì

中国人民武装警察部队

[中國人民武裝警察部隊]

Chinese People's Armed Police Force (PAP, aka CAPF)

shuǐzhìqīngzéwúyú,rénzhìcházéwútú

水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒

[水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒]

(idiom) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends