寻
to search; to look for; to seek
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,254 U+5BFB
How 寻 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
彐 (semantic, “snout”) + 寸 (phonetic, cùn)
How to remember it
seek · Heisig RSH #945
broom + glue
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 寸
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 寸 (cùn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寸 sound component | cùn | inch; small, tiny |
| 村 | cūn | village, hamlet; vulgar, uncouth |
| 衬 | chèn | underwear, lining; in contrast |
| 纣 | zhòu | saddle strap, harness; an emperor |
| 忖 | cǔn | to guess, to ponder, to suppose |
| 酎 | zhòu | double-fermented wine, vintage wine |
Words containing 寻
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自寻死路 | zì xún sǐ lù | to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruction |
| 寻事生非 | xún shì shēng fēi | to look for trouble |
| 寻开心 | xún kāi xīn | to make fun of; to seek diversion |
| 追寻现代中国 | Zhuī xún Xiàn dài Zhōng guó | "The Search for Modern China" (1990) by Jonathan D. Spence 史景遷|史景迁[Shi3 Jing3 qian1] |
| 不同寻常 | bù tóng xún cháng | out of the ordinary; unusual |
| 非同寻常 | fēi tóng xún cháng | (idiom) extraordinary |
| 金毛寻回犬 | jīn máo xún huí quǎn | golden retriever |
| 寻水术 | xún shuǐ shù | dowsing |
| 非比寻常 | fēi bǐ xún cháng | extraordinary |
| 寻乌县 | Xún wū Xiàn | Xunwu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 无迹可寻 | wú jì kě xún | (idiom) to leave no trace; to have no detectable clues or signs |
| 寻欢作乐 | xún huān zuò lè | pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation |
| 寻机 | xún jī | to look for an opportunity |
| 寻花问柳 | xún huā wèn liǔ | lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom); fig. to frequent brothels; to sow one'… |
| 寻花 | xún huā | flower-viewing; to visit a prostitute |
| 寻根问底 | xún gēn wèn dǐ | lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| 寻出 | xún chū | to find out; to search out; to uncover; to discover |
| 寻甸回族彝族自治县 | Xún diàn Huí zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn | Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County, in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 寻短见 | xún duǎn jiàn | to commit suicide |
| 寻呼机 | xún hū jī | pager; beeper |