to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
审 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound. Simplified form of 審.
查 · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "hawthorn tree", now written as 柤. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.