Dong Chinese dictionary

xún

seek

measure of length

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

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xún

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

Most common words with 尋

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources