尋
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xún · to seek

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12Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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寸Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 尋

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Example sentences

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Wǒ zhèng zài xún zhǎo yí wèi lǎo rén.我正在尋找一位老人。

I'm looking for an old man.

Source: Tatoeba #795798 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi zuò bù xún cháng de shì.我沒做不尋常的事。

I did nothing out of the ordinary.

Source: Tatoeba #917788 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiàn zài zhèng zài xún zhǎo xīn gōng zuò.他現在正在尋找新工作。

Now he's looking for another job.

Source: Tatoeba #13109907 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xún qiú tā de péng yǒu de bāng zhù.他尋求他的朋友的幫助。

He turned to his friends for help.

Source: Tatoeba #842306 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā sì chǔ xún zhǎo bì yǔ de dì fāng.他四處尋找避雨的地方。

He sought shelter from the rain.

Source: Tatoeba #365915 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng dào yí gè bù xún cháng de shēng yīn.我聽到一個不尋常的聲音。

I heard an unusual sound.

Source: Tatoeba #834607 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 尋 in context

  1. Say xún, then recall the core meaning: to seek.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 尋 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.