查抄 Traditional form: 查抄 Pinyin (reading): cháchāo Definitions: to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid Characters: 查 - to investigate, to examine, to look into 抄 - copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize Traditional characters: 查 - to investigate, to examine, to look into 抄 - copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize