The Chinese word 探访 (tànfǎng), meaning "to visit" or "to call on someone", is a compound formed by combining two synonymous or semantically related characters: 探 (tàn), which carries the core meanings of "to explore", "to investigate", or "to visit", and 访 (fǎng), which means "to visit", "to inquire", or "to call on". This combination follows a common lexical pattern in Chinese where two verbs with similar meanings are paired to create a single, more formal or comprehensive term; in this case, the dual-action sense of actively seeking out (探) and then paying a respectful visit or making inquiries (访) merges to convey the purposeful act of visiting someone, often with a connotation of concern or investigation. Thus, it functions as a verb that is more specific and intentional than the more general 看 (kàn).