尋
See also: 寻
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Translingual
Han character
尋 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 尸一一口戈 (SMMRI), four-corner 17346, composition ⿳彐⿰工口寸(GJV) or ⿳⿻コ一⿰工口寸(HTK))
Derived characters
- 𠎅, 噚, 𡑎, 㜦, 𡼢, 𢒫, 憳, 撏, 潯, 𨼔, 攳, 𣎟, 樳, 燖, 𤛧, 璕, 𦠅, 𥖇, 𥢛, 襑, 𦅀, 蟳, 𧫿, 鐞, 𪿃, 鱘
- 𠟢, 鄩, 𢿼, 䫮, 彠, 蕁, 𥳍
References
- KangXi: page 295, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7447
- Dae Jaweon: page 586, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 510, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5C0B
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 尋 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shang | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (尋) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 襑 | *l̥ʰuːmʔ, *ljum |
| 憳 | *l̥ʰuːmʔ |
| 蕁 | *l'uːm |
| 撏 | *zluːm, *ɦljom, *ljum |
| 燖 | *ljom, *ljum |
| 尋 | *ljum |
| 潯 | *ljum |
| 樳 | *ljum |
| 鄩 | *ljum |
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 工 (“work”) + 口 (“mouth, talk”) + 又 (“hand”) + 寸 (“hand”) – to seek out, with hands and mouth (asking).
Note that top hand is not in 又 shape, but rather resembles 彐; this is an earlier form of hand (fingers); see etymology of 又.
Etymology 1
| trad. | 尋 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 寻 | |
- unit of length; arm span
- From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la(ː)m (“armspan; fathom; cord”) (STEDT). Cognate with Mizo hlam (“measurement (armspan)”), Burmese လှမ်း (hlam:, “to reach out”).
- to seek; to search
- Attested since the Eastern Han dynasty. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Definitions
尋
- to seek; to search; to look for
- 喂，儂尋啥人？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
- [ɯe̞⁵³ nʊŋ²³ ʑ̥ɪɲ²³ sa̱³³ n̠ʲɪɲ⁴⁴] [IPA]
- Hello, who are you looking for?
喂，侬寻啥人？ [Shanghainese, simp.]
- 丞相祠堂何處尋，錦官城外柏森森。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 760 CE, 杜甫 (Du Fu), 蜀相 (Shu's minister); translated by Stephen Owen
- Chéngxiàng cítáng héchù xún, Jǐnguānchéng wài bǎi sēnsēn. [Pinyin]
- The shrine hall to the Minister, where can it be found? —outside the walls of Brocade City, where the cypress tree stands dense.
丞相祠堂何处寻，锦官城外柏森森。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- an ancient unit of length equivalent to eight chis; arm span
- 徂來之松，新甫之柏。是斷是度，是尋是尺。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cúlái zhī sōng, Xīnfǔ zhī bǎi. Shì duàn shì dù, shì xún shì chǐ. [Pinyin]
- The pines of Cu-lai, and the cypresses of Xin-fu, were cut down and measured, with the cubit line and the eight cubits line.
徂来之松，新甫之柏。是断是度，是寻是尺。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary) soon; before long
- 南陽劉子驥，高尚士也，聞之，欣然親往。未果，尋病終。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源記), by Tao Yuanming, 421 (Wiktionary translation)
- Nányáng Liú Zǐjì, gāoshàng shì yě, wén zhī, xīnrán qīn wǎng. Wèiguǒ, xún bìng zhōng. [Pinyin]
- Liu Ziji of Nanyang was a noble scholar who heard of this, and joyously set out for it, but to no avail; he died of illness shortly afterwards.
南阳刘子骥，高尚士也，闻之，欣然亲往。未果，寻病终。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 找 (“to look for, to seek, to search for”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 求, 尋, 覓1 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 找, 尋找, 尋覓 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 找 |
| Taiwan | 找 | |
| Tianjin | 找 | |
| Chengde | 找 | |
| Tangshan | 找 | |
| Cangzhou | 找 | |
| Baoding | 找 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 找 | |
| Chifeng | 找 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 找 | |
| Heihe | 找 | |
| Qiqihar | 找 | |
| Harbin | 找 | |
| Jiamusi | 找 | |
| Baicheng | 找 | |
| Changchun | 找 | |
| Tonghua | 找 | |
| Shenyang | 找 | |
| Dandong | 找 | |
| Jinzhou | 找 | |
| Dalian | 找 | |
| Yantai | 找 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 找 | |
| Qingdao | 找 | |
| Lijin | 找 | |
| Zhucheng | 找 | |
| Jinan | 找 | |
| Jining | 找 | |
| Luoyang | 尋, 找 | |
| Wanrong | 尋 | |
| Shangqiu | 找, 尋 | |
| Yuanyang | 尋 | |
| Zhengzhou | 找 | |
| Lingbao | 尋 | |
| Xinyang | 找 | |
| Baihe | 找 | |
| Hanzhong | 找 | |
| Xi'an | 尋, 找 | |
| Baoji | 找, 尋 | |
| Yinchuan | 找 | |
| Tianshui | 找, 尋 | |
| Lanzhou | 找 | |
| Dunhuang | 找 | |
| Xining | 尋 | |
| Hami | 找 | |
| Ürümqi | 找 | |
| Wuhan | 找, 尋 | |
| Yichang | 找 | |
| Xiangyang | 找 | |
| Tianmen | 找, 尋 | |
| Hong'an | 找 | |
| Chengdu | 找 | |
| Nanchong | 找 | |
| Dazhou | 找 | |
| Hanyuan | 找 | |
| Xichang | 找 | |
| Zigong | 找 | |
| Chongqing | 找 | |
| Guiyang | 找 | |
| Zunyi | 找 | |
| Bijie | 找 | |
| Liping | 找 | |
| Zhaotong | 找 | |
| Dali | 找 | |
| Kunming | 找 | |
| Mengzi | 尾 | |
| Guilin | 找 | |
| Liuzhou | 找 | |
| Changde | 找 | |
| Anqing | 找 | |
| Xuzhou | 找 | |
| Fuyang | 找 | |
| Wuhu | 找 | |
| Yangzhou | 找 | |
| Lianyungang | 找 | |
| Lianshui | 找 | |
| Nanjing | 找 | |
| Hefei | 找 | |
| Nantong | 找 | |
| Malaysia | 找 | |
| Singapore | 找 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 搵2 |
| Hong Kong | 搵2 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 搵2 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 尋 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 搵2 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 搵2 | |
| Macau | 搵2 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 搵2 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 搵2 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 搵2 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 搵2 | |
| Foshan | 搵2 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 搵2 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 搵2 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 搵2 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 搵2 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 搵2 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 搵2 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 搵2 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 搵2 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 搵2 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 搵2 | |
| Taishan | 搵2, 搵3 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 搵2, 搵3 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 搵2 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 搵2 | |
| Dongguan | 搵2 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 尋, 搵2 | |
| Qingyuan | 搵2 | |
| Fogang | 搵2 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 搵2 | |
| Yangshan | 搵2 | |
| Shaoguan | 搵2 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 搵2 | |
| Renhua | 搵2 | |
| Lechang | 搵2 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 搵2 | |
| Sihui | 搵2 | |
| Guangning | 搵2 | |
| Deqing | 搵2 | |
| Huaiji | 搵2 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 搵2 | |
| Yunfu | 搵2 | |
| Xinxing | 搵2 | |
| Luoding | 搵2 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 搵2 | |
| Yangjiang | 搵2 | |
| Xinyi | 搵2 | |
| Lianjiang | 搵2 | |
| Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 尋 | |
| Nanning | 搵2 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 搵2 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 搵2 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 搵2 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尋, 找 |
| Lichuan | 尋 | |
| Pingxiang | 尋 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尋 |
| Xingning | 尋 | |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 尋 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 尋 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尋 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尋 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 搵2 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尋 | |
| Zijin | 尋 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 尋 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 尋 | |
| Liannan | 尋 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 尋 | |
| Jiexi | 尋 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尋 | |
| Changting | 尋 | |
| Wuping | 尋 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 尋 | |
| Wuping (Pingyu) | 尋 | |
| Liancheng | 尋 | |
| Ninghua | 尋 | |
| Yudu | 尋 | |
| Ningdu | 尋 | |
| Ruijin | 尋 | |
| Shicheng | 尋 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 尋 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 尋 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 尋 | |
| Dayu | 尋 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尋 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尋 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尋 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尋 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尋 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尋 | |
| Hong Kong | 尋 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 搵2, 跟 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 搵2 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 跟 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 跟 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 跟 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 跟 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 跟 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 跟 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 跟 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 尋 | |
| Luchuan | 尋 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 尋 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尋 |
| Shexian | 尋 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尋, 找 |
| Yangyuan | 找, 尋 | |
| Datong | 尋 | |
| Xinzhou | 尋 | |
| Lishi | 尋 | |
| Linfen | 尋 | |
| Changzhi | 找, 尋 | |
| Linhe | 找, 尋 | |
| Jining | 找 | |
| Hohhot | 找, 尋 | |
| Erenhot | 找 | |
| Pingshan | 找 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 找 | |
| Handan | 找 | |
| Linzhou | 找 | |
| Suide | 尋 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 撈 |
| Songxi | 撈 | |
| Zhenghe | 撈 | |
| Jianyang | 撈 | |
| Wuyishan | 撈 | |
| Pucheng (Shibei) | 撈 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 討, 尋 |
| Changle | 討 | |
| Fuqing | 討 | |
| Yongtai | 討 | |
| Gutian | 討, 撈 | |
| Pingnan | 撈 | |
| Fu'an | 揣 | |
| Ningde | 尋 | |
| Xiapu | 揣 | |
| Zherong | 揣 | |
| Shouning | 撈 | |
| Zhouning | 揣 | |
| Fuding | 揣 | |
| Matsu | 討 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 討 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 揣, 覓1 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揣 | |
| Quanzhou | 揣, 覓1 | |
| Jinjiang | 揣 | |
| Shishi | 揣 | |
| Yongchun | 揣 | |
| Zhangzhou | 揣, 覓1 | |
| Zhao'an | 揣 | |
| Taipei | 揣 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 揣 | |
| Kaohsiung | 揣 | |
| Yilan | 揣 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 揣 | |
| Taichung | 揣 | |
| Tainan | 揣 | |
| Hsinchu | 揣 | |
| Kinmen | 揣 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 揣 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 揣 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 揣 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 揣 | |
| Longyan | 揣 | |
| Datian | 揣 | |
| Chaozhou | 揣 | |
| Shantou | 揣 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 揣 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 揣 | |
| Jieyang | 揣 | |
| Haifeng | 揣 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 揣 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 揣 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 揣 | |
| Leizhou | 覓3 | |
| Wenchang | 覓3, 揣 | |
| Haikou | 覓3 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 覓3 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揣 |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 撈 |
| Sanyuan | 撈 | |
| Shaxian | 撈 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 搵2 |
| Sanxiang | 搵2 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尋 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 尋 | |
| Suzhou | 尋 | |
| Danyang | 尋 | |
| Hangzhou | 尋 | |
| Ningbo | 尋 | |
| Wenzhou | 尋 | |
| Jinhua | 尋 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尋 |
| Loudi | 尋 | |
| Shuangfeng | 尋 | |
Compounds
Derived terms from 尋
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Etymology 2
| trad. | 尋 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 寻 | |
| alternative forms | 噚／㖊 | |
See 尋日／寻日.
Pronunciation
Definitions
尋
- (Cantonese) yesterday
Compounds
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Japanese
| Shinjitai | 尋 | |
| Kyūjitai [1] | 尋󠄁 尋+ 󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) |  |
| 尋󠄃 尋+ 󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||
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Kanji
尋
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- fathom
Readings
- Go-on: じん (jin, Jōyō)←じん (zin, historical)←じむ (zimu, ancient)
- Kan-on: しん (shin)←しん (sin, historical)←しむ (simu, ancient)
- Kun: たずねる (tazuneru, 尋ねる, Jōyō); あたためる (atatameru, 尋める); ついで (tsuide, 尋いで); ひろ (hiro, 尋)
- Nanori: ちか (chika); つね (tsune); のり (nori); ひつ (hitsu); ひろ (hiro); ひろし (hiroshi); みつ (mitsu)
References
- “尋”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia) (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023
Korean
Hanja
尋 (eum 심 (sim))
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Vietnamese
Han character
尋: Hán Nôm readings: tầm, tìm, tùm, chầm
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