Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to search; to look for; to seek

Chinese: 看。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xun” becomes a different word in each tone. 寻 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 寻找xún zhǎoto seek; to look for
  • 寻求xún qiúto seek; to look for
  • 寻觅xún mìto look for
  • 寻常xún chángusual; common; ordinary
  • 搜寻sōu xúnto search; to look for

Example Sentence

他到处寻找丢失的小狗。Tā dào chù xún zhǎo diū shī de xiǎo gǒu.He searched everywhere for his lost dog.

he到处dào chùeverywhere寻找xún zhǎoto seek丢失diū shīto losedeof小狗xiǎo gǒupup