• 探たん — exploration / investigation
• 探さがす — to search (for something)
• 探さぐる — to probe / investigate
• 探検たんけん — expedition / exploration
• 探知たんち — detection

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探 combines the hand radical 扌 with the phonetic 杉 (タム), implying stretching or reaching. It expresses using one’s hands to seek out what is hidden — whether objects, information, or truth.

彼かれは 仕事しごとを 探さがしています。
He is looking for a job.

真実しんじつを 探さぐるのは 難むずかしい。
It's difficult to probe the truth.