检查 jian3cha2 to check examine inspect
This colocation is frequent useful but uintuitive so let’s review it.
Jian “J.ust I.nspect A.gain N.ow”. It’s a simplified character the left wood radical 木 indicates solid structured patterns particularly those made from wood. The right portion is presented as a box of lots , a camp fire, a face. When we draw lots to determine our fortunes we EXAMINE them. 检
This cha查 means to check. It’s components are mu44wood, dawn旦dan4, which in turn is ri4日sun and one一yi1
So, there are NO phonetic clues to cha. Thus it must be either a pictogram or an ideogram. The sun is above the horizone and below the trees. In other words it is the first light of day. This is the time we may finally CHECK and inspect things because in the ancient days men had no lights at night. CH.eck A.gain