Historical Evolution
尋
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
寻 / 尋 [xún]
to search; to look for; to seek
Japanese
fathom
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
尋 じん
Jin female given name
尋 ひろ
Hiro female given namesurname
尋 ひろし
Hiroshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (59)
寻找 [xúnzhǎo] #1,106
to seek
寻求 [xúnqiú] #3,414
to seek
寻常 [xúncháng] #4,104
usual
搜寻 [sōuxún] #4,571
to search
找寻 [zhǎoxún] #6,959
to look for
追寻 [zhuīxún] #7,551
to pursue
寻觅 [xúnmì] #12,540
to look for
探寻 [tànxún] #17,260
to search
寻思 [xúnsī] #18,325
to consider
耐人寻味 [nàirénxúnwèi] #39,420
thought-provoking
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JAPANESE WORDS (43)
⭐ 尋ねる [たずねる] #1,460
to ask
⭐ 尋常 [じんじょう] #5,027
common
⭐ 尋問 [じんもん] #8,745
questioning
お尋ね [おたずね] #15,964
inquiry
千尋 [せんじん] #33,034
great depth
お尋ね者 [おたずねもの] #35,075
person sought by the police
誘導尋問 [ゆうどうじんもん] #42,438
leading question
⭐ 尋ね人 [たずねびと] #62,221
missing person
千尋の谷 [せんじんのたに] #73,169
bottomless ravine
尋ね [たずね] #99,214
question
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