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inquire into
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 旬 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 詢
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to consult | ||
to inquire | ||
to check | ||
to ask about | ||
to question |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 15.8257% of movies
1729th most common character in movies
1617th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 13 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+8A62 |
Shuowen | 《說文新附》：“詢，謀也。从言，旬聲。” |
Sources
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