xùn

(bound form) to ask; to inquire

(bound form) to interrogate; to question; (bound form) news; information

speech (讠) + sound xùn (卂) = news and inquiry

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning: asking, questioning, transmitting news — all acts of language. 卂 contributes the sound xùn and does not add meaning here.

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SpeechSemantic

警察正在对嫌疑人进行审

jǐng chá zhèng zài duì xián yí rén jìn xíng shěn xùn。

The police are interrogating the suspect.

我们通过通软件保持联系。

wǒ men tōng guò tōng xùn ruǎn jiàn bǎo chí lián xì。

We keep in touch through a messaging app.

Words with 讯

通讯

tōng xùn

communications

通讯作者

tōng xùn zuò zhě

corresponding author (of an academic paper)

通讯协定

tōng xùn xié dìng

(Tw) (computing) communication protocol

通讯员

tōng xùn yuán

correspondent

通讯地址

tōng xùn dì zhǐ

mailing address; postal address

通讯社

tōng xùn shè

a news service (e.g. Xinhua)

通讯系统

tōng xùn xì tǒng

communication system

通讯自动化

tōng xùn zì dòng huà

communications automation

通讯处

tōng xùn chù

contact address

通讯卫星

tōng xùn wèi xīng

communications satellite

通讯录

tōng xùn lù

address book

通讯院士

tōng xùn yuàn shì

corresponding member (of an academy)

More characters with 讠