| 初 |
chū tàn | to conduct an exploratory foray into (an area of study, a market etc) / a preliminary study |
| 初 |
chū | (bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" |
| 探 |
tàn | to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward |