| 1 | 探索 | 探索 | tàn suǒ | tan4 suo3 | to explore; to probe | | |
| 2 | 探讨 | 探討 | tàn tǎo | tan4 tao3 | to investigate; to probe | | |
| 3 | 探 | 探 | tàn | tan4 | to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward | | |
| 4 | 探测器 | 探測器 | tàn cè qì | tan4 ce4 qi4 | detector; probe; craft | | |
| 5 | 探测 | 探測 | tàn cè | tan4 ce4 | to probe; to take readings; to explore; exploration | | |
| 6 | 探求 | 探求 | tàn qiú | tan4 qiu2 | to seek; to pursue; to investigate | | |
| 7 | 探亲 | 探親 | tàn qīn | tan4 qin1 | to go home to visit one's family | | |
| 8 | 探明 | 探明 | tàn míng | tan4 ming2 | to ascertain; to verify | | |
| 9 | 探望 | 探望 | tàn wàng | tan4 wang4 | to visit; to call on sb; to look around | | |
| 10 | 探究 | 探究 | tàn jiū | tan4 jiu1 | to investigate; to delve; to probe; to enquire into; to look into | | |
| 11 | 探险 | 探險 | tàn xiǎn | tan4 xian3 | to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure | | |
| 12 | 探子 | 探子 | tàn zi | tan4 zi5 | intelligence gatherer; spy; detective; scout; sound (medical instrument); long and narrow probing and sampling utensil | | |
| 13 | 探看 | 探看 | tàn kàn | tan4 kan4 | to visit; to go to see what's going on | | |
| 14 | 探家 | 探家 | tàn jiā | tan4 jia1 | to make a trip home | | |
| 15 | 探矿 | 探礦 | tàn kuàng | tan4 kuang4 | to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals | | |
| 16 | 探矿者 | 探礦者 | tàn kuàng zhě | tan4 kuang4 zhe3 | prospector; person exploring for minerals | | |
| 17 | 探雷 | 探雷 | tàn léi | tan4 lei2 | to detect mines; mine detection | | |
| 18 | 探勘 | 探勘 | tàn kān | tan4 kan1 | to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting | | |
| 19 | 探究式 | 探究式 | tàn jiū shì | tan4 jiu1 shi4 | exploratory | | |
| 20 | 探花 | 探花 | tàn huā | tan4 hua1 | candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination; see 状元 | | |
| 21 | 探戈 | 探戈 | tàn gē | tan4 ge1 | tango (dance) (loanword) | | |
| 22 | 探风 | 探風 | tàn fēng | tan4 feng1 | to make inquiries about sb or sth; to fish for information | | |
| 23 | 探尺 | 探尺 | tàn chǐ | tan4 chi3 | dipstick; measuring rod | | |
| 24 | 探查 | 探查 | tàn chá | tan4 cha2 | to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore; to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around | | |
| 25 | 探测词 | 探測詞 | tàn cè cí | tan4 ce4 ci2 | probe word | | |