問
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wèn · to ask about, to inquire after

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11Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 問

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Example sentences

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Wǒ bù xiǎng yào wèn tā.我不想要問他。

I'm not about to ask him.

Source: Tatoeba #795305 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ wèn wǒ wǒ shì bu shì lèi le.湯姆問我我是不是累了。

Tom asked me if I was tired.

Source: Tatoeba #6151298 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng wèn tā.我不想問他。

I have no intention of asking him.

Source: Tatoeba #881591 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng huí dá suǒ yǒu de wèn tí.我不能回答所有的問題。

I couldn't answer all of the questions.

Source: Tatoeba #881558 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú shì nǐ de wèn tí.不是你的問題。

That's not your problem.

Source: Tatoeba #6535136 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tì wǒ xiàng nǐ jiā rén wèn hǎo.替我向你家人問好。

Remember me to your family.

Source: Tatoeba #897528 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 問 in context

  1. Say wèn, then recall the core meaning: to ask about, to inquire after.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 問 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.