问
to ask; to inquire
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #558 U+95EE
How 问 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 门 (phonetic, mén)
How to remember it
ask · Heisig RSH #1263
门 gate + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 门
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 门 (mén) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 门 sound component | mén | gate, door, entrance, opening |
| 闻 | wén | news; to hear, to smell; to make known |
| 闷 | mēn | gloomy, depressed, melancholy |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns and some nouns |
| 闽 | mǐn | Fujian province; a river; a tribe |
| 闰 | rùn | intercalary; extra, surplus |
| 蔺 | lìn | hay, straw; surname |
| 闵 | mǐn | to mourn, to grieve; to incite, to urge on |
| 扪 | mén | to stoke, to pat; to grope, to feel |
| 訚 | yín | respectful; to speak gently |
| 钔 | mén | mendelevium |
Words containing 问
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大有学问 | dà yǒu xué wèn | (of a domain or area of expertise) to involve significant depth or complexity; to require … |
| 一问三不知 | yī wèn sān bù zhī | lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom); fig. absolutely no idea of what'… |
| 有学问 | yǒu xué wèn | (of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly; (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a b… |
| 天问一号 | Tiān wèn Yī hào | Tianwen-1, Chinese mission to put a robotic rover on Mars launched in 2020 |
| 反问语气 | fǎn wèn yǔ qì | tone of one's voice when asking a rhetorical question |
| 不问 | bù wèn | to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off |
| 问市 | wèn shì | to hit the market |
| 学问 | xué wèn | learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) a… |
| 天问 | Tiān wèn | Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2]; Tianwen, a series … |
| 自问 | zì wèn | to ask oneself; to search one's soul; to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter |
| 动问 | dòng wèn | may I ask |
| 不闻不问 | bù wén bù wèn | not to hear, not to question (idiom); to show no interest in sth; uncritical; not in the l… |
| 问安 | wèn ān | to pay one's respects; to give regards to |
| 发问 | fā wèn | to question; to ask; to raise a question |
| 大兴问罪之师 | dà xīng wèn zuì zhī shī | to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly |
| 问事 | wèn shì | to ask for information; to inquire |
| 问道 | wèn dào | to ask the way; to ask |
| 打问 | dǎ wèn | to inquire about; to give sb the third degree |
| 通问 | tōng wèn | to mutually send greetings; to communicate; to exchange news |
| 投石问路 | tóu shí wèn lù | lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom); fig. to test the waters |