寻(xún): to search

HSK 46 strokesTrad. 尋

to search

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From 寻’s common words

找求常觅搜不同耐

Character informationHSK 4

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

Origin & structureWhere 寻 comes from

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

Words with 寻

xún寻zhǎo找

HSK 4

to seek; to look for

xún寻qiú求

HSK 5

to seek; to look for

xún寻cháng常

HSK 7-9

usual; common; ordinary

xún寻mì觅

HSK 7-9

to look for

sōu搜xún寻

HSK 7-9

to search; to look for

bù不 tóng同xún寻cháng常

HSK 7-9

out of the ordinary

nài耐 rén人xún寻wèi味

HSK 7-9

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

xún寻chóu仇

to carry out a vendetta against sb

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