询

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to ask about; to inquire about

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 旬 sound ( xún )

Components 讠旬

inquire · Heisig RSH #1650

words + 旬 decameron

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)
线上查询	xiàn shàng chá xún	online search
询根问底	xún gēn wèn dǐ	lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
询问台	xún wèn tái	information desk
欧阳询	Ōu yáng Xún	Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 D…
询盘	xún pán	inquiry
质询	zhì xún	to question; to enquire; interrogatory
询价	xún jià	quotation request; price inquiry; price check
轮询	lún xún	(computing) to poll
查询	chá xún	to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query
询查	xún chá	to make inquiries
问询	wèn xún	see 詢問\|询问[xun2 wen4]
询问	xún wèn	to inquire; to ask about
征询	zhēng xún	to consult; to solicit the opinion of
追询	zhuī xún	to interrogate; to question closely
探询	tàn xún	to inquire into; to ask after
咨询员	zī xún yuán	advisor; consultant
咨询	zī xún	variant of 諮詢\|咨询[zi1 xun2]
咨询	zī xún	to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from
洽询	qià xún	to inquire (of); to consult

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
旬 sound part	xún	ten-day period; period of time
殉	xùn	martyr; to die for a cause
徇	xùn	to follow, to comply with; to display
荀	xún	plant, herb; surname
绚	xuàn	variegated, adorned; brilliant
峋	xún	foothill, mountain range
洵	xún	true, real; truly, really
郇	xún	an ancient feudal state in Shaanxi province
恂	xún	careful; honest, sincere; to trust