寻(xún)

HSK 46 strokesTrad. 尋

to search

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Character information

Pinyin
xún
Meaning
to search; to look for; to seek
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
尋

Origin & structure

Where 寻 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱彐寸

In this compound, the meaning comes from 彐 (snout); 寸 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

彐jì寸cùn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 尋: A hand 彐 looking 工 for an item 口; 寸 provides the pronunciation

How to write 寻 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 寻

Common words using 寻 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xún寻zhǎo找
HSK 4

to seek; to look for

Open 寻找 page →
xún寻qiú求
HSK 5

to seek; to look for

Open 寻求 page →
xún寻cháng常
HSK 7-9

usual; common; ordinary

Open 寻常 page →
xún寻mì觅
HSK 7-9

to look for

Open 寻觅 page →
sōu搜xún寻
HSK 7-9

to search; to look for

Open 搜寻 page →
bù不tóng同xún寻cháng常
HSK 7-9

out of the ordinary

Open 不同寻常 page →
nài耐rén人xún寻wèi味
HSK 7-9

(idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought

Open 耐人寻味 page →
xún寻chóu仇

to carry out a vendetta against sb

Open 寻仇 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 寻’s common words

找求常觅搜不同耐

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