侦 Strokes Write it Listen 侦 zhēn to spy, to reconnoiter; detective HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical 亻 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from亻meaningrénman, person; people贞soundzhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal How it works亻 hints at the meaning (person), and 贞 zhēn hints at the sound.