询 (xún): to ask about, to inquire about
询 (xún) is a Chinese character meaning “to ask about.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 旬 (phonetic). It ranks #1606 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 询 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to ask about
- to inquire about
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 询
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 询问verb | xún wèn | to inquire | 5 |
| 咨询verb | zī xún | variant of 諮詢|咨询[zi1 xun2] | 5 |
| 查询verb | chá xún | to check | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 质询 | zhì xún | to question |
| 征询 | zhēng xún | to consult |
| 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) |
| 线上查询 | xiàn shàng chá xún | online search |
| 询根问底 | xún gēn wèn dǐ | lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) |
| 询问台 | xún wèn tái | information desk |
| 询查 | xún chá | to make inquiries |
| 询价 | xún jià | quotation request |
| 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] |
| 谘询 | zī xún | consultation |
| 追询 | zhuī xún | to interrogate |
| 探询 | tàn xún | to inquire into |
| 询盘 | xún pán | inquiry |
| 轮询 | lún xún | (computing) to poll |
| 咨询员 | zī xún yuán | advisor |
询 appears in 19 compound words: 32 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 询 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他询论自由，但也要注意言辞得当。
tā xún lún zì yóu , dàn yě yāo zhù yì yán cí dé dāng .
He advocates for freedom of inquiry, but must also be mindful of his choice of words.
五角大厦向波音和洛克希德马丁询问对Anthropic的依赖程度——Ax...
wǔ jiǎo dà xià xiàng bō yīn hé 洛 kè xī dé mǎ dīng xún wèn duì A n t h r o p i c de yī lài chéng dù — — A x . . .
The Pentagon asked Boeing and Lockheed Martin how much it depends on Anthropic - Ax...
...面窄到一根手指都疼是怎么回事?需要心理咨询辅助吗
. . . miàn zhǎi dào yī gēn shǒu zhǐ dōu téng shì zěn má huí shì ? xū yāo xīn lǐ zī xún fǔ zhù ma
... What's going on with the face so narrow that a finger hurts? Do you need psychological counseling assistance?
...K)年内完成航天企业上市相关检讨并提出谘询
. . . K ) nián nèi wán chéng háng tiān qǐ yè shàng shì xiāng guān jiǎn tǎo bìng tí chū 谘 xún
... K) completed the review and consultation related to the listing of aerospace enterprises during the year
考生注意!今天上午9时公布学测成绩 查询方式一次看
kǎo shēng zhù yì ! jīn tiān shàng wǔ 9 shí gōng bù xué cè chéng jì chá xún fāng shì yī cì kàn
Attention candidates! At 9 a.m. today, the results of the academic test will be announced
...T接管后修订路线 槟轻快铁依法展开修订谘询
. . . T jiē guǎn hòu xiū dìng lù xiàn 槟 qīng kuài tiě yī fǎ zhǎn kāi xiū dìng 谘 xún
... T revised the route after takeover Penang LRT launched a consultation on revision in accordance with the law
好的，您想咨询什么事情？
Hǎo de, nín xiǎng zīxún shénmeshì qíng?
OK, what would you like advice on?
游客谘询处在哪里?
Yóukè zīxún chǔzài nǎlǐ?
Where is the tourist information office?
你应该谘询你的医生。
Nǐ yīnggāi zīxún nǐ de yīshēng.
You should consult your doctor.
她有勇气去查询考试的结果。
Tā yǒu yǒngqì qù cháxún kǎoshì de jiéguǒ.
She had the courage to go and inquire about the results of the exam.
Character Family
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