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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- wen4
- English meanings
- ask, examine, question, interrogate
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from above structure
Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 门; inside 口.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
门 is identified as the sound component (mén). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 问.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
kiss
ask; inquire
formal
warm; temperature
plague; epidemic
firm
disorderly; confused
lines; texture; pattern
mosquito
smell
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 不耻下问
- 反问
- 学问
- 慰问
- 成问题
- 提问
- 疑问
- 访问
- 询问
- 请问
- 质问
- 追问
- 问世
- 问候
- 问卷
- 问路
- 问题
- 顾问