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consult

HSK 6
Human →Actions
zī
シ
ああ、はか.る
자
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 次 next =
咨 consult
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
次 Phonetic component
cì next
order, sequence
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
咨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
咨 [zī]
to consult
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
咨询 [zī​xún] #3,698
to consult
咨询 [zī​xún] #3,698
to consult
咨文 [zī​wén] #42,081
official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank)
咨嗟 [zī​jiē]
to gasp (in admiration)
咨客 [zī​kè]
hostess
国情咨文 [Guó​qíng​Zī​wén]
State of the Union Address (US)
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)
国情咨文 [Guó​qíng​Zī​wén]
State of the Union Address (US)
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)
殊域周咨录 [Shū​yù​zhōu​zī​lù]
Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
諮詢 [しじゅん] #196,453
question