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寻 xún

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寻 xún Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xún | xun2
English translation
to search
to look for
to seek
to seek; to search for, to look for; ancient

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About 寻 xún

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

尋 xún

Contains the radical

彐 jì

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

snout

Etymology of 寻 xún

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱彐寸

Semantic compound

彐 jì

Phonetic compound

寸 cùn

Explanation

Simplified form of 尋 xún . Pictograph of two outstretched arms searching for something.

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Example sentences using 寻 xún

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午夜 wǔ yè 前 qián , 面 miàn 向 Xiàng 东 Dōng , 自 zì 半空 bàn kōng 向上 xiàng shàng 寻找 xúnzhǎo .

Before midnight, face eastward, and look about halfway up.

他 tā 把 bǎ 沙发 shāfā 内部 nèibù 彻底 chèdǐ 搜寻 sōu xún 了 le 一 yī 翻 fān .

He had a good rummage inside the sofa.

在 zài 创造力 chuàng zào lì 方面 fāngmiàn ,她 tā 得 dé 了 le 异乎寻常 yì hū xún cháng 的 de 低 dī 分 fēn .

She got an unusually low score for creativity.

约翰 Yuē hàn 寻衅 xún xìn 和 hé 杰克 Jié kè 打架 dǎjià ,结果 jiēguǒ 大 dà 吃 chī 其苦.

John picked a fight with Jack and came off worst.

大卫 Dà wèi 渴 kě 了 le ,四处 sì chù 张望 zhāng wàng 寻找 xúnzhǎo 有 yǒu 什么 shénme 可以 kěyǐ 喝 hē 的 de 东西 dōngxī .

David was thirsty and looked about for something to drink.

Words with 寻 xún

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
寻找 xúnzhǎo to seek尋找
寻 xún to search尋 xún
寻求 xún qiú to seek尋求
寻常 xún cháng usual尋常
搜寻 sōu xún to search搜尋
找寻 zhǎo xún to look for找尋
追寻 zhuī xún to pursue追尋
寻觅 xúnmì to look for尋覓
探寻 tàn xún to search探尋
寻思 xún sī to consider尋思
耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking耐人尋味
寻死 xún sǐ to attempt suicide尋死
寻访 xún fǎng to inquire after尋訪
寻欢作乐 xún huān zuò lè pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation尋歡作樂
寻开心 xún kāi xīn to make fun of尋開心
寻宝 xún bǎo treasure hunt尋寶
异乎寻常 yì hū xún cháng unusual異乎尋常
寻衅 xún xìn to pick a quarrel尋釁
自寻烦恼 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)自尋煩惱
寻呼机 xún hū jī pager尋呼機
寻仇 xún chóu to carry out a vendetta against sb尋仇
寻机 xún jī to look for an opportunity尋機

寻 xún Decomposition & Compounds

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寻 xún Decomposition

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寻 xún Compounds

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