讯
訊xùn
#1,236 most
frequent character
(bound form) to ask, to inquire
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
讯 pairs 讠 speech as a picture part with 卂 xùn, a captured prisoner of war, which is also a sound part. It first meant a captured prisoner open to questions, then grew to question, ask, and message.
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