物探 wùtàn geophysical prospecting Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 物 wù noun abbreviation of 物理 wùlǐ physics The science that studies the laws of matter and motion; abbreviation for 物理学 wùlǐxué探 tàn abbreviation of 勘探 kāntàn to explore to explore, survey, or prospect for geological data and natural resources such as minerals or oil