| zhēn | to scout/to spy/to detect |
| 侦 | to scout to spy to detect |
| 侦办 | to investigate (a crime) and prosecute |
| 侦听 | to eavesdrop to tap (telephone conversations) to intercept and investigate |
| 侦听器 | a detectaphone |
| 侦察 | to investigate a crime to scout to reconnoiter |
| 侦察兵 | a scout spy |
| 侦察卫星 | reconnaissance satellite; spy-in-the-sky |
| 侦察员 | detective investigator scout |
| 侦察性 | investigatory |
| 侦察机 | surveillance aircraft spy plane |
| 侦察活动 | scoutcraft; scout activity |
| 侦察车 | reconnaissance car; scout car |
| 侦察部队 | reconnaissance troops; reconnaissance unit; reconnaissance element |
| 侦察飞行 | reconnaissance flight |
| 侦探 | detective to do detective work |
| 侦探小说 | whodunit; detective novel; mystery; detective story |
| 侦探片 | detective film; detective story |
| 侦控 | track down; track and monitor |
| 侦查 | detect investigate |
| 侦毒器 | detection unit |