找

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to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To go searching with a spear 戈 in hand 扌

Components 扌戈

look for · Heisig RSH #610

fingers + fiesta

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
找到	zhǎo dào	to find
找不自在	zhǎo bù zì zai	to ask for trouble; to bring misfortune on oneself
找不着北	zhǎo bu zháo běi	to be confused and disoriented
找机会	zhǎo jī huì	to look for an opportunity
找上门	zhǎo shàng mén	to come to sb's door; to call on sb
不用找	bù yòng zhǎo	"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
自找苦吃	zì zhǎo kǔ chī	to bring trouble on oneself
找门路	zhǎo mén lù	to seek help from social connections
花钱找罪受	huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu	to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
满地找牙	mǎn dì zhǎo yá	to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor; (fig.) to get beaten up badly; to beat t…
找不着	zhǎo bu zháo	to be unable to find
找不到	zhǎo bu dào	can't find
找头	zhǎo tou	change (from money paid)
自找	zì zhǎo	to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself …
找对象	zhǎo duì xiàng	to seek a marriage partner; looking for a mate
找刺儿	zhǎo cì r	to find fault
找台阶儿	zhǎo tái jiē r	to find an excuse; to look for a pretext
找出	zhǎo chū	to find; to search out
找平	zhǎo píng	to level (ground); to make level
找事	zhǎo shì	to look for employment; to pick a quarrel