Memory phrase for the character: 寻


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Meaning to search, to look for, to seek

Pronunciation

xún

Explanation

Top: hand /, below: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
Use both hands for searching.

Radicals

handA hand with the forearm at the right and fingers stretched out to the left.
handTraditionally, the radical 58 has the meaning: pig's head, or pig's snout. The trainer always uses it as “hand”, i.e. as a variant of , which shows a hand with the fingers pointing to the left. This often appears to be etymologically justified.
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
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 Vocabulary

寻找 xún zhǎo  to seek; to look for
寻觅 xún mì  to look for
搜寻引擎 sōu xún yǐn qíng  Internet search engine
搜寻引擎 sōu xún yǐn qíng  


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