xún

to ask about

to inquire about

speech (讠) + sound (旬) = to inquire

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning: this is an act of using words to seek information. 旬 contributes the sound xún and does not add meaning here.

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A period of ten daysPhonetic
SpeechSemantic

他去前台问房间的价格。

tā qù qián tái xún wèn fáng jiān de jià gé。

He went to the front desk to inquire about the room price.

她打电话向医生问用药的方法。

tā dǎ diàn huà xiàng yī shēng xún wèn yòng yào de fāng fǎ。

She called the doctor to ask about the way to take the medicine.

Words with 询

咨询

zī xún

to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from

国际电报电话咨询委员会

guó jì diàn bào diàn huà zī xún wěi yuán huì

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)

征询

zhēng xún

to consult; to solicit the opinion of

探询

tàn xún

to inquire into

查询

chá xún

to check

欧阳询

ōu yáng xún

Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

洽询

qià xún

to inquire (of)

线上查询

xiàn shàng chá xún

online search

询价

xún jià

quotation request

询问

xún wèn

to inquire

询问台

xún wèn tái

information desk

询查

xún chá

to make inquiries

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