谘 (zī): (bound form) to consult, to seek advice, variant of 咨

谘 (zī) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to consult.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (structural) and 咨 (structural). It ranks #4884 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 谘 to discuss 讠 a plan 咨; 咨 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 话 (huà, speech, words), 说 (shuō, to speak, to say), 请 (qǐng, please, to invite).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) to consult
  2. to seek advice
  3. variant of 咨

Etymology & Origin

谘

ideographicTo discuss 讠 a plan 咨; 咨 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰讠咨 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Practice writing 谘 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.

Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
谘询verbzī xúnconsultation
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

谘 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 谘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

询xún
0.79824 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好谘字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo zī zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "諮" correctly, you need to follow the correct stroke order.

中時新聞網Mar 2026

...职场歧视不敢申诉 劳动部推1对1视讯法律谘询

. . . zhí chǎng qí shì bù gǎn shēn sù láo dòng bù tuī 1 duì 1 shì xùn fǎ lǜ zī xún

...Fear of Reporting Workplace Discrimination: Ministry of Labor Launches One-on-One Video Legal Consultations

WorldjournalFeb 2026

美国泛宇集团30年税务规划经验 可谘询

měi guó fàn yǔ jí tuán 3 0 nián shuì wù guī huá jīng yàn kě zī xún

Pan-Asia Group: 30 Years of Tax Planning Experience—Consultations Available

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

...HK)年内完成航天企业上市相关检讨并提出谘询

. . . H K ) nián nèi wán chéng háng tiān qǐ yè shàng shì xiāng guān jiǎn tǎo bìng tí chū zī xún

...HK) will complete a review of the listing of aerospace companies within the year and issue a consultation paper

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

长和指就巴拿马政府强行接管港口公司谘询法律顾问意见 保留追究权利

cháng hé zhǐ jiù bā ná mǎ zhèng fǔ qiáng háng jiē guǎn gǎng kǒu gōng sī zī xún fǎ lǜ gù wèn yì jiàn bǎo liú zhuī jiū quán lì

Cheung Kong Holdings says it has sought legal advice regarding the Panamanian government’s forced takeover of the port company and reserves the right to pursue legal action

Orientaldaily MyFeb 2026

...RT接管后修订路线 槟轻快铁依法展开修订谘询

. . . R T jiē guǎn hòu xiū dìng lù xiàn 槟 qīng kuài tiě yī fǎ zhǎn kāi xiū dìng zī xún

...RT revises route following takeover; Penang LRT launches public consultation on route revisions in accordance with the law

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 谘 (zī) mean in Chinese?
谘 (zī) primarily means "(bound form) to consult." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4884 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 谘 have?
谘 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 谘?
The radical associated with 谘 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 谘?
谘 is composed of: 讠 (structural), 咨 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠咨 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 谘?
Common words with 谘 include: 谘询 (zī xún, "consultation"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 谘 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 谘 and the traditional form is 諮.

Practice writing 谘 with real-time feedback

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.