xún

seek

Original meaning: 

measure of length

Pictograph of two outstretched arms measuring length. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

尋 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
尋 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
尋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
尋 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
尋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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xún

seek, search, look for; ancient; to search; to look for; to seek

Most common words with 尋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

寻找

to seek

to search

寻求

to seek

寻常

usual

搜寻

to search

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)