問
See also: 问
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Han character
問 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 日弓口 (ANR), four-corner 77607, composition ⿵門口)
Derived characters
- 𠍒, 𠼋, 𰊥, 𢴌, 𣼶, 𣙎, 𥏿, 𦄞, 𫍋, 𡫡, 𥐔, 𧢈, 𦟲, 蔄
References
- KangXi: page 195, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3814
- Dae Jaweon: page 416, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4284, character 3
- Unihan data for U+554F
Chinese
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simp. | 问 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (門) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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蔄 | *roːs, *mruːns |
闅 | *min, *mrɯn, *mɯn |
閩 | *mrɯn, *mɯn |
蕄 | *mɯːŋ, *mrɯːŋ |
門 | *mɯːn |
捫 | *mɯːn |
悶 | *mɯːns |
聞 | *mɯn, *mɯns |
閿 | *mɯn |
問 | *mɯns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mɯns) : phonetic 門 (OC *mɯːn) + semantic 口.
Etymology
Exoactive derivation of 聞 (OC *mɯn, “to hear”) with suffix *-s, literally "let (me) hear" (Schuessler, 2007). See there for more.
Pronunciation
Definitions
問
- to ask
- 我能問個問題嗎?/我能问个问题吗? ― Wǒ néng wèn ge wèntí ma? ― May I ask a question?
- 問他到哪兒去。/问他到哪儿去。 ― Wèn tā dào nǎr qù. ― Ask him where to go.
- 你問我,我問邊個? [Cantonese, trad.]
- nei5 man6 ngo5, ngo5 man6 bin1 go3? [Jyutping]
- You ask me, but who do I ask? → I don't know the answer to your question.
你问我,我问边个? [Cantonese, simp.]
- to inquire about; to ask about
- to send one's regards; to send one's respects; to greet; to ask how someone is; to show concern to someone
- to try; to interrogate; to subject to an inquest
- to call to account; to hold to account; to take to task
- to interfere; to intervene; to meddle
- (colloquial) to; from
- a surname: Wen
Synonyms
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Synonyms of 問
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Compounds
Derived terms from 問
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Further reading
- “Entry #7044”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
問
(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: もん (mon, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: ぶん (bun)
- Kun: とい (toi, 問い, Jōyō)←とひ (tofi, historical); とう (tou, 問う, Jōyō)←とふ (tofu, historical); とん (ton, 問, Jōyō †)
- Nanori: はる (haru)
Compounds
Related terms
- 問題 (mondai)
- 問答 (mondō)
- 問う (tou)
- 不問 (fumon)
- 学問 (gakumon)
- 質問 (shitsumon)
- 疑問 (gimon)
- 一問 (ichimon)
- 尋問 (jinmon)
- 喚問 (kanmon)
- 検問 (kenmon)
- 詰問 (kitsumon)
- 拷問 (gōmon)
Counter
問 • (-mon)
- questions, problems
Noun
問 • (toi)
- Alternative form of 問い
Korean
Hanja
問 (eumhun 물을 문 (mureul mun))
- Hanja form? of 문 (“ask; question”).
Vietnamese
Han character
問: Hán Nôm readings: vấn, vắn, vắng, vẩn, vặn
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