查实 (chá shí) — check and verify, ascertain through investigation

Definition

查实 (cháshí) is a formal verb meaning 'to verify / ascertain through investigation' — used for confirming facts, identities, or evidence in official or institutional contexts (police, courts).

verb
check and verifyascertain through investigation

Examples

  • ，查实。
    Jīng guò diào chá, wǒ men chá shí le wèn tí de zhēn xiàng.
    After investigation, we verified the truth of the problem.
  • 查实。
    Fǎ tíng xū yào chá shí zhèng jù de zhēn shí xìng.
    The court needs to verify the authenticity of the evidence.
  • 查实。
    Jǐng fāng yǐ jīng chá shí le tā de shēn fèn.
    The police have already verified his identity.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

查chácheck
实shítrue/solid

Check plus true/solid conveys making a fact firm through investigation.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě查chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

查 pairs 木 (wood) with 且, which shows the sound. It originally meant a hawthorn tree or a wooden raft.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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