wèn
ask (about)
Simplified form of 問. Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 门 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 问
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
question | ||
to ask | ||
to visit | ||
to inquire | ||
Excuse me, may I ask...? |
Statistics
HSK level 1
Appears in 98.3502% of movies
131st most common character in movies
137th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 6 |
Traditional | |
Unicode | U+95EE |
Sources
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