尋 (xún)

To search; to look for (formal)

How 尋 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
彐 — pig snout
Traditional
尋
Simplified
寻

Components

Common words using 尋

尋找 xúnzhǎo
to seek; to look for
尋寶 xúnbǎo
treasure hunt
尋常 xúncháng
usual; common; ordinary
尋求 xúnqiú
to seek; to look for
尋覓 xúnmì
to look for
找尋 zhǎoxún
to look for; to seek; to find fault
追尋 zhuīxún
to pursue; to track down; to search
尋仇 xúnchóu
to carry out a vendetta against sb
尋出 xúnchū
to find out; to search out; to uncover
尋味 xúnwèi
to think sth over
尋問 xúnwèn
to inquire
尋回犬 xúnhuíquǎn
retriever

尋 in a sentence

警方正在尋找失蹤的小孩。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài xúnzhǎo shīzōng de xiǎohái.

“The police are searching for the missing child.”

How common is 尋?

尋 is the 960th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.5% of all running text.

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