询

詢
xún
#1,615 most
frequent character
to ask about, to inquire about

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

询 pairs 讠 speech with 旬 xún for the sound. It first meant to ask someone for advice. From that it grew to asking or inquiring about something in general.

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Homophones

寻xún
to search, to look for, to seek
巡xún
to patrol, to make one's rounds
循xún
to follow, to adhere to, to abide by

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