Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

side; to lean; to survey; to measure; conjecture

Chinese: 一侧、方面、调查、观察。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ce” becomes a different word in each tone. 测 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 测试cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
  • 检测jiǎn cèto test; to detect
  • 预测yù cèto forecast; to predict
  • 测量cè liángsurvey; to measure; to gauge; to determine
  • 猜测cāi cèto guess; to conjecture; to surmise

Example Sentence

老师下周要给我们做一次小测验。Lǎo shī xià zhōu yào gěi wǒ men zuò yí cì xiǎo cè yàn.The teacher will give us a quiz next week.

老师Lǎo shīteacher下周xià zhōunext weekyàoto wantgěito我们wǒ menwezuòto make一次yí cìfirstxiǎosmall测验cè yàntest