xiòng
诇
spy; scout; reconnoiter
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Meanings
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to spy out; to scout; to reconnoiter; to gather intelligence secretly
formalLiterary and formal usage. Primarily used in written Chinese to describe intelligence-gathering activities, often in military or diplomatic contexts. The simplified form is 诇.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
pài派
mì密
tàn探
xiòng詗
chá察
dí敌
qíng情
。
In ancient times, spies were often sent to scout out enemy conditions.
Tā他
fèng奉
mìng命
xiòng詗
tàn探
pàn叛
jūn军
dòng动
xiàng向
。
He was ordered to reconnoiter the movements of the rebel forces.
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《
Míng明
shǐ史
》
jì记
zài载
jǐn锦
yī衣
wèi卫
sì四
chù处
xiòng詗
chá察
。
The Ming History records that the Embroidered Uniform Guard spied everywhere.