尋 (cam4 | xun2) : search; look for; seek

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尋

cam4

xun2

search; look for; seek

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 寸 (#41)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

尋 / 寻

This word has been viewed 19828 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Dec 2010 13:35

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尋日 cam4 jat6 = yesterday 粵

尋晚 cam4 maan5 = last night; yesterday evening 粵

尋寶 cam4 bou2 xun2 bao3 = treasure hunt

尋找 cam4 zaau2 xun2 zhao3 = to look for; to find; to seek

尋求 cam4 kau4 xun2 qiu2 = seek; pursue

追尋 zeoi1 cam4 zhui1 xun2 = to seek, pursue

尋回 cam4 wui4 xun2 hui2 = 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 sau2 cam4 sou1 xun2 = search

不尋常 bat1 cam4 soeng4 bu4 xun2 chang2 = unusual; curious; somewhat extraordinary 國

搜尋引擎 sau2 cam4 jan5 king4 sou1 xun2 yin3 qing2 = an internet search engine (common formation)

尋根 cam4 gan1 xun2 gen1 = searching for one's roots

猜情尋 caai1 cing4 cam4 = the game of scissor rock paper 粵

尋訪 cam4 fong2 xun2 fang3 = to inquire after; to look for (sb)

尋機 cam4 gei1 xun2 ji1 = to look for an opportunity

尋味 cam4 mei6 xun2 wei4 = to think sth over

猜呈尋 caai1 cing4 /ceng4 cam4 = the game of scissor, rock, paper; not serious, frivolous or silly

自尋短見 zi6 cam4 dyun2 gin3 = to commit suicide

食過返尋味 sik6 gwo3 faan1 cam4 mei6 = come back for more 粵

非比尋常 fei1 bei2 cam4 soeng4 fei1 bi3 xun2 chang2 = extraordinary; out of the ordinary; unusual

問柳尋花 man6 lau5 cam4 faa1 wen4 liu3 xun2 hua1 = to frequent bordellos; to visit brothels

尋回犬 cam4 wui4 hyun2 xun2 hui2 quan3 = (dog) retriever

尋釁 cam4 jan6 xun2 xin4 = pick a quarrel

尋仇 cam4 sau4 xun2 chou2 = seek revenge

返尋味 faan1 cam4 mei6 fan3 xun2 wei4 = to come back looking for more 粵

尋烏 cam4 wu1 xun2 wu1 = Xunwu (place in Jiangxi)

尋求政治庇護人士 cam4 kau4 zing3 zi6 bei3 wu6 jan4 si6 = asylum seeker (common formation)

尋橋 cam4 kiu4 xun2 qiao2 = Bridge Seeking

Showing 1 example containing 尋

鬼知佢尋晚去咗邊。粵
Who (the hell) knows where he went last night. [as in "I don't know where he went last night"]
[邊 is short for 邊度]

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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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Unicode code for this character: U+5c0b (off-site link)

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