探海灯 tànhǎidēng searchlight Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 探 tàn verbnoun to explore to explore; to search out; to scout; to seek or investigate海 hǎi noun sea ocean or sea; large bodies of water including salt lakes or large inland lakes灯 燈 dēng noun lamp lamp; lantern; light; any device used for illumination