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
xún
to seek; to look for
Character
Example phrases
- 救援队沿着河道寻了整整一夜，终于发现失踪者留下的背包。 Jiùyuán duì yánzhe hédào xún le zhěngzhěng yí yè, zhōngyú fāxiàn shīzōngzhě liúxià de bēibāo. The rescue team searched along the river channel for an entire night and finally found the backpack left by the missing person.
- 他在人群中寻了很久，终于看见了朋友。 Tā zài rénqún zhōng xún le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú kànjiàn le péngyou. He searched for a long time in the crowd before finally spotting his friend.
- 他在旧书店里寻一本绝版的诗集。 Tā zài jiù shūdiàn lǐ xún yì běn juébǎn de shījí. In a secondhand bookshop he is looking for an out-of-print poetry collection.
Related words
- 寻找 xúnzhǎo to look for
- 寻求 xúnqiú to seek
- 耐人寻味 nàirénxúnwèi thought-provoking; intriguing
- 搜寻 sōuxún to search for; to look for
- 寻常 xúncháng ordinary; common
- 寻觅 xúnmì to search for; to seek
- 物色 wùsè to look for; to seek out
- 想方设法 xiǎngfāngshèfǎ to try every possible means
- 琢磨 zuómo to ponder; to polish through careful thought or work
- 思前想后 sīqiánxiǎnghòu to think carefully; to ponder over
- 斟酌 zhēnzhuó to deliberate; to weigh up; to consider carefully
- 顺其自然 shùnqízìrán let nature take its course