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interrogate

HSK 10
Human →Actions
xùn
ジン、シュン、シン
き.く、と.う、たず.ねる
신
Depicts a mouth (口) interrogating a captured prisoner of war (卂). 卂 also represents the sound. The 口 (mouth) component was later reanalyzed as 言 (speech).
Components
Traditional (訊)
言 say+ 卂 to fly rapidly =
訊 interrogate
言 Iconic component
yán say
words, speech
Originally 口 (mouth). Later reanalyzed as 言 (speech).
卂 Phonetic component
xùn to fly rapidly
Depicts a captive prisoner with their hands tied behind their back.
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Simplified (讯)
讠 speech+ 卂 to fly rapidly =
讯 inquire
讠 Iconic component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言. Originally 口 (mouth). Later reanalyzed as 讠 (speech).
卂 Phonetic component
xùn to fly rapidly
Depicts a captive prisoner with their hands tied behind their back.
View phonetic series →
Notes
Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
讯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
讯 / 訊 [xùn]
to question; to ask; to interrogate; rapid; speedy; fast; news; information
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (64)
通讯 [tōng​xùn] #3,850
communications
审讯 [shěn​xùn] #3,480
inquest
通讯员 [tōng​xùn​yuán] #26,173
correspondent
讯息 [xùn​xī] #7,082
information
资讯 [zī​xùn] #13,423
information
讯号 [xùn​hào] #8,601
signal
传讯 [chuán​xùn] #8,902
to summon (a witness)
讯问 [xùn​wèn] #10,293
to interrogate
死讯 [sǐ​xùn] #12,898
news of sb's death
问讯 [wèn​xùn] #13,105
interrogation
54 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 尋ねる [たずねる] #1,460
to ask
⭐ 訊く [きく] #3,163
to ask
聞き返す [ききかえす] #5,546
to listen repeatedly
⭐ 尋問 [じんもん] #8,745
questioning
道を聞く [みちをきく] #45,321
to ask for directions
尋ね [たずね] #99,214
question
反対尋問 [はんたいじんもん] #103,779
cross-examination
不審尋問 [ふしんじんもん] #162,673
police questioning (of a suspicious person)
審尋 [しんじん] #181,508
hearing
尋問調書 [じんもんちょうしょ] #293,905
record of an interrogation (of a suspect, witness, etc.)
3 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
신문 #4,477
questioning