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HSK
5

inquire

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xun2 xún

Meaning


Primary

inquire

Alternatives

inquiring, inquires, inquired, inquiry

Mnemonic


[xu-] Professor X is [2] inside the sick ward of the [-(e)n] infirmary, holding a 勹 container with a miniature 日 sun in it that he found earlier on the floor. He goes around 詢 inquiring each patient about it, trying to find out who owns it. His 言 words of 詢 inquiry come out and hits each patient gently in their face.