寻 (尋) xún

  1. xún verb to search; to look for; to seek
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 找, as in 找寻 (Guoyu '尋' v 1; Han Dian '寻' v 1; Unihan '尋'; XHZD '寻' 1)
  2. xún measure word an eight chi
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: An ancient unit of length equal to 8 尺 chi (Guoyu '尋' n 1; Han Dian '寻' n; Kroll 2015 '尋' 1; XHZD '寻' 2)
  3. xún verb to investigate; to study; to research
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 寻 is similar in meaning to 探究 or 研究 (Han Dian '寻' v 3; Kroll 2015 '尋' 3)
  4. xún verb to pursue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 寻 is similar in meaning to 追逐 (Han Dian '寻' v 10)
  5. xún preposition to go along; to follow; to trace to course
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 寻 is similar in meaning to 沿着 or 顺着 (Han Dian '寻' prep; Kroll 2015 '尋' 3a)
  6. xún verb to supress with armed forces
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Han Dian '寻' v 9)
  7. xún proper noun Xun
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '尋' n 2)
  8. xún verb to continue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 接续 or 继续 (Guoyu '尋' v 2; Han Dian '寻' v 7)
  9. xún verb to climb
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 攀爬 or 攀缘 (Guoyu '尋' v 3)
  10. xún verb to put something to use; to make use of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 动用 or 使用 (Guoyu '尋' v 4; Han Dian '寻' v 5; Kroll 2015 '尋' 2)
  11. xún verb to reaffirm; to reiterate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 重申 (Guoyu '尋' v 5)
  12. xún adverb often; frequently
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 经常 (Han Dian '寻' adv 1; Guoyu '尋' adv 1)
  13. xún adverb immediately; presently
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 随即 (Guoyu '尋' adv 2; Han Dian '寻' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '尋' 4)
  14. xún adverb ordinarily; commonly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 普通 or 一般 (Guoyu '尋' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '尋' 1a)

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