咨

Tap the pinyin to hear it

(bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 次 sound ( cì )

Components 次口

consult with · Heisig RSH #481

secondary + 口 mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
国际电报电话咨询委员会	Guó jì Diàn bào Diàn huà Zī xún Wěi yuán huì	International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)
国情咨文	guó qíng zī wén	speech delivered by a head of state to the legislature (e.g. (USA) State of the Union Addr…
咨文	zī wén	(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank); report delivered …
殊域周咨录	Shū yù zhōu zī lù	Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations
咨商	zī shāng	(Tw) consultation (on policy, trade etc); (psychological) counseling
咨客	zī kè	(service industry) reception staff
同侪咨商	tóng chái zī shāng	(Tw) peer counseling
咨询员	zī xún yuán	advisor; consultant
咨请	zī qǐng	to formally request (by means of an official communication 咨文[zi1 wen2])
咨询	zī xún	variant of 諮詢\|咨询[zi1 xun2]
咨询	zī xún	to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from
咨嗟	zī jiē	(literary) to sigh; to heave a sigh; (literary) to gasp in admiration

Characters sharing the sound component 次 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
次 sound part	cì	order, sequence; second, next; one after the other
资	zī	wealth, property, capital
茨	cí	thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
姿	zī	grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture
瓷	cí	china, crockery, porcelain
恣	zì	indulgent; unrestrained
絘	cì	a tax on rolls of cloth
佽	cì	to help, to aid
粢	zī	common millet; grain offered as a sacrifice