Chinese Character 尋 (cam4 | xun2 {xin2} {xue2} | xin2 {xun2) : [1] [v] seek; search; look for [2] a measure o

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尋
cam4 xun2 {xin2} {xue2} \| xin2 {xun2
[1] [v] seek; search; look for [2] a measure of length in former times [v] beg; entreat [v] look around Stroke count: 12 Level: 3 Radical: 寸 (#41) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
尋 / 寻
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008
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尋日 cam4 jat6 = yesterday 粵尋晚 cam4 maan5 = last night; yesterday evening 粵尋找 cam4 zaau2 xun2 zhao3 = to look for; to find; to seek 尋求 cam4 kau4 xun2 qiu2 = to look for; to find; to seek 追尋 zeoi1 cam4 = to seek, pursue 尋回 cam4 wui4 = retrieved 尋常 cam4 soeng4 xun2 chang2 = usual, common, ordinary 尋根究底 cam4 gan1 gau3 dai2 xun2 gen1 jiu4 di3 (Taiwan), xun2 gen1 jiu1 di3 (PRC) = inquire deeply into 尋覓 cam4 mik6 xun2 mi4 = to search for something that is good 搜尋 sau1 cam4 sou1 xun2 = search See all 21 compounds
Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 尋
Unicode code for this character: U+5C0B (off-site link)

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