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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 詞
偵察 word · TOCFL 7 (est.)
偵察 ＝ 偵 ＋ 察
ㄓㄣ ㄔㄚˊ · zhēnchá
verb — to scout, reconnoiter; to spy out the enemy or a situation

字源 FORM — what the parts do

偵to detect, spy out (偵探)zhēn亻 person + 貞 zhēn giving the sound
察to examine closely (觀察)chá
偵察，偵探的偵，觀察的察。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

躲著看（察），把藏起來的東西看出來（偵）。
Watching from hiding (察) until what was concealed comes out (偵).
字源記憶法
關 · Related
偵探zhēntànthe detective who does it — the same 偵觀察guāncháplain watching — the everyday 察