寻 xún
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 彐 — snout
- Made of
- 彐 snout 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
寻找
xúnzhǎo
to look for
Characters in this word
找 zhǎo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我寻找钥匙。 Wǒ xúnzhǎo yàoshi. I am looking for my keys.
- 他寻找工作。 Tā xúnzhǎo gōngzuò. He is looking for work.
- 大家寻找出口。 Dàjiā xúnzhǎo chūkǒu. Everyone is looking for the exit.