| Radical: | 口+ 8 strokes = 11 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.395#31 Kangxi: p.195#10 Cihai: p.279r3c03 GSR: 441.g Hanyu: v7,p4284#03 |
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| Composition: | Left: 门, right: 口. Compositionally related: 𠵘 . Component of: 𠍒 𠼋 𢴌 𣼶 𦟲 𣙎 𥏿 蔄 𦄞 𧢈 𫍋 𡫡 𥐔 |
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| Mandarin: | wèn ㄨㄣˋ |
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| Cantonese: | man6 |
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| Tang reconstruction: | *miə̀n |
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| Shuowen: | 《》问：讯也。从口门声。 |
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| Guangyun: | 《···》问：讯也，又姓今襄州有之。亡运切，十一。 |
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| Kangxi: | 《··》问：〔古文〕𠳅《唐韵》亡运切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》文运切，𠀤闻去声。《》讯也。《·》好问则裕。《·》问我诸姑，遂及伯姊。又《·》聘问也。《·》小聘曰问。《周礼·春官·大宗伯》时聘曰问。又《秋官·大行人》闲问以谕诸侯之志。《又》凡诸侯之邦交，岁相问也。又《正字通》古谓遗曰问。《·》杂佩以问之。《传》问，遗也。《礼·曲礼》凡以苞苴箪笥问人者。《左传·哀二十六年》卫侯使以弓问子贡。又讯罪曰问。《·》淑问如臯陶。《注》淑，善。问，讯囚也。又命也。《左传·庄八年》期戍，公问不至。《注》问，命也。又姓。《》今襄州有之。《正字通》明问智，成化贡士。又《正韵》与闻同，声问也。《·》宣昭义问。《又》亦不陨厥问。
考证：〔《礼·曲礼》凡以苞苴簟笥问人者。〕谨照原文簟笥改箪笥。 |
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| Fanqie: | 亡运 (《···》) |
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| Unihan definition: | ask (about), inquire after |
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| 问 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (1.1): 询问。 Ask, inquire.
| 《·》: | 程繁问于子墨子曰：“夫子曰：1‘圣王’” | | Cheng Fan asked Mozi: "Sir, you say the sage-kings did not have music." | | 《·》: | 子禽问于子贡曰：“夫子至于是邦也，必闻其政，求之与？” | | Zi Qin asked Zi Gong, saying, "When our master comes to any country, he does not fail to learn all about its government. Does he ask his information?" | | 《·》: | 卒然问曰：‘天下恶乎定？’ | | Abruptly he asked me, "How can the kingdom be settled?" | | 《·》: | 肩吾问于连叔曰：“吾闻言于接舆，大而无当，往而不反。” | | Jian Wu asked Lian Shu, saying, 'I heard Jie Yu talking words which were great, but had nothing corresponding to them (in reality); once gone, they could not be brought back.' | | 《·》: | 诸侯使大夫问于诸侯曰聘，约信曰誓，莅牲曰盟。 | | When one prince sends a great officer to ask about another, it is called 'a message of friendly inquiry.' When there is a binding to mutual faith, it is called 'a solemn declaration.' When they use a victim, it is called 'a covenant.' | | 《·》: | 平公提觞而起为师旷寿，反坐而问曰：“音莫悲于清徵乎？” |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (1.2): 责问，追究。 Investigate, look into.
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (2): 问候，慰问。 Inquire after, give regards to.
| 《·》: | 问我诸姑、遂及伯姊。 | | [But] I would ask for my aunts, And then for my elder sister. | | 《》: | 燕王吊死问生，与百姓同其甘苦。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (3): 审问，审讯。 Interrogate, question.
| 《·》: | 淑问如皋陶、在泮献囚。 | | His examiners, wise as Gao-yao, Will here present their prisoners. | | 《·》: | 天子下吏验问，有之。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (4): 聘问。诸侯之间相互访问的礼节。 Visit (another states).
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (5): 探讨，研究。 Research, investigate.
| 《·》: | 善问者，如攻坚木，先其易者，后其节目，及其久也，相说以解。 | | The skilful questioner is like a workman addressing himself to deal with a hard tree. First he attacks the easy parts, and then the knotty. After a long time, the pupil and master talk together, and the subject is explained. |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (6): 赠送。 Give, present with.
| 《》: | 楚子使工尹襄问之以弓。 | | 《》: | 故寡人问子以璧，遗子以酒食，而求见子。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (7): 告诉。 Tell.
| 《》: | 或以问孟尝君曰：“为君舍人而内与夫人相爱，亦甚不义矣，君其杀之。” |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (8): 音讯。 Sound.
| 《》: | 曰，及瓜而代，期戍，公问不至。 | | 《·》: | 无知怒，公令连称管至父戍葵丘，曰：“瓜时而往，及瓜时而来”，期戍，公问不至，请代不许。 |
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wèn ㄨㄣˋ (9): Same as “” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: 名聲，名望。 Reputation, fame.
| 《·》: | 夫尽小者大，积微者箸，德至者色泽洽，行尽而声问远，小人不诚于内而求之于外。 |
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