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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhǎo

找

找

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seek

Numbered pinyin
zhao3
English meanings
look for, seek, call on, approach

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 戈.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    戈

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌戈

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我zài在zhǎo找yàoshi钥匙。

    I'm looking for the key.

  2. 02

    tā他zhǎodào找到le了gōngzuò工作。

    He found a job.

  3. 03

    bié别zhǎo找le了,zài在zhè这。

    Stop looking; it's here.

  4. 04

    zhǎo找rén人bāngmáng帮忙。

    Ask someone for help.

  5. 05

    qù去nǎli哪里zhǎo找nǐ你?

    Where can I find you?

  6. 06

    zhǎo找le了bàntiān半天yě也méi没zhǎodào找到。

    Looked for ages but didn't find it.

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