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寻求

xúnqiú

to seek

A person searching with a lantern
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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
More about the character 寻

求 qiú

Strokes
7
Radical
氺 — water
Made of
一 one 氺 water

Example phrases

  • 他寻求帮助。 Tā xúnqiú bāngzhù. He seeks help.
  • 我们寻求答案。 Wǒmen xúnqiú dáàn. We seek an answer.
  • 他寻求机会。 Tā xúnqiú jīhuì. He seeks an opportunity.

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