询
to ask about; to inquire about
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,385 U+8BE2
How 询 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 旬 (phonetic, xún)
How to remember it
inquire · Heisig RSH #1650
words + 旬 decameron
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 旬
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 旬 (xún) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旬 sound component | xún | ten-day period; period of time |
| 殉 | xùn | martyr; to die for a cause |
| 徇 | xùn | to follow, to comply with; to display |
| 荀 | xún | plant, herb; surname |
| 绚 | xuàn | variegated, adorned; brilliant |
| 峋 | xún | foothill, mountain range |
| 洵 | xún | true, real; truly, really |
| 郇 | xún | an ancient feudal state in Shaanxi province |
| 恂 | xún | careful; honest, sincere; to trust |
Words containing 询
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国际电报电话咨询委员会 | Guó jì Diàn bào Diàn huà Zī xún Wěi yuán huì | International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) |
| 线上查询 | xiàn shàng chá xún | online search |
| 询根问底 | xún gēn wèn dǐ | lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| 询问台 | xún wèn tái | information desk |
| 欧阳询 | Ōu yáng Xún | Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 D… |
| 询盘 | xún pán | inquiry |
| 质询 | zhì xún | to question; to enquire; interrogatory |
| 询价 | xún jià | quotation request; price inquiry; price check |
| 轮询 | lún xún | (computing) to poll |
| 查询 | chá xún | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query |
| 询查 | xún chá | to make inquiries |
| 问询 | wèn xún | see 詢問|询问[xun2 wen4] |
| 询问 | xún wèn | to inquire; to ask about |
| 征询 | zhēng xún | to consult; to solicit the opinion of |
| 追询 | zhuī xún | to interrogate; to question closely |
| 探询 | tàn xún | to inquire into; to ask after |
| 咨询员 | zī xún yuán | advisor; consultant |
| 咨询 | zī xún | variant of 諮詢|咨询[zi1 xun2] |
| 咨询 | zī xún | to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from |
| 洽询 | qià xún | to inquire (of); to consult |