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询
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inquire

HSK 10 N1
Human →Actions
xún
ジュン、シュン
はか.る、まこと
순
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詢)
言 say+ 旬 decameron =
詢 inquire
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
旬 Phonetic component
xún decameron
ten-day period
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Simplified (询)
讠 speech+ 旬 decameron =
询 inquire into
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
旬 Phonetic component
xún decameron
ten-day period
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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
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
询
Regular
Modern
Chinese
询 / 詢 [xún]
to ask about; to inquire about
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
詢 じゅん
Jun given name
詢 はかる
Hakaru unclassified name
詢 まこと
Makoto female given name
CHINESE WORDS (19)
咨询 [zī​xún] #3,698
to consult
询问 [xún​wèn] #3,422
to inquire
查询 [chá​xún] #10,275
to check
质询 [zhì​xún] #18,743
to question
征询 [zhēng​xún] #25,381
to consult
探询 [tàn​xún] #35,963
to inquire into
欧阳询 [Oū​yáng​Xún] #60,681
Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Táng​chū​Sì​Dà​jiā]
轮询 [lún​xún] #61,746
to poll
追询 [zhuī​xún] #67,085
to interrogate
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)
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
諮詢 [しじゅん] #196,453
question
交詢 [こうじゅん] #200,425
promotion of social intercourse
諮詢機関 [しじゅんきかん]
consultative body