探花 tànhuā imperial exam third-place Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tànhuā imperial exam third-place · to look at flowers · flower-snatching messenger 探 tàn verbnoun to explore to explore; to search out; to scout; to seek or investigate花 huā noun flower flower; blossom; something resembling a flower, such as 雪 xuě or 浪花 lànghuātànhuā [sex work slang] 探 tàn verb to spy or scout to scout; to spy; to reconnoiter; to surreptitiously investigate花 huā lecherous lecherous; lustful; profligate