Translingual
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Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
抓
*ʔsruː, *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs
爪
*ʔsruːʔ
笊
*ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs
找
*ʔsruːʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ʔsruːʔ ): semantic 扌 ( “ hand ” ) + phonetic 戈 ( OC *koːl) .
Originally a variant form of 划 . Borrowed to mean a similar action.( Can this (+ ) etymology be sourced ?)
The popular interpretation as a hand (扌 ) looking for a halberd (戈 ) is a mnemonic and not the origin of the character.
Etymology 1
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Both “to seek” and “to give change” senses are attested since the Ming dynasty. The etymology is uncertain and it is unclear whether both senses are of the same origin. Compare 爪 (zhuǎ ) and 抓 (zhuā ).
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : zhǎo (zhao3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄓㄠˇ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : zao3
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : зо (zo, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : zaau2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : zau2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : zau3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : cháu
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : zau3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : zau2
Northern Min (KCR ) : cǎu
Eastern Min (BUC ) : cāu
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : chāu / chǎu / cháu
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : dao2
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : zhau3
Mandarin
Cantonese
Gan
Hakka
Jin
Northern Min
Eastern Min
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Zhangzhou , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Taichung , Hsinchu , Sanxia , Yilan , Kinmen , Magong )
(Hokkien : Quanzhou , Lukang )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou )
Note :
chāu/chǎu - vernacular;
cháu - literary.
Wu
Xiang
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
找
Reading #
1/1
No.
17661
Phonetic component
爪
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
爪
Old Chinese
/*ʔsruːʔ/
Notes
抓 分 化 字
Definitions
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找
to look for ; to seek
他 決定 出去 找 食物 。 [MSC , trad. ] 他 决定 出去 找 食物 。 [MSC , simp. ] Tā juédìng chūqù zhǎo shíwù. [Pinyin] He decided to go out to search for food.
你 找 過 沙發 後面 了 嗎 ? [MSC , trad. ] 你 找 过 沙发 后面 了 吗 ? [MSC , simp. ] Nǐ zhǎo guò shāfā hòumiàn le ma? [Pinyin] Have you looked behind the sofa?
我 找 到 鑰匙 了 。/ 我 找 到 钥匙 了 。 ― Wǒ zhǎo dào yàoshi le. ― I found my keys.
找 到 事情 的 根源 ― zhǎo dào shìqíng de gēnyuán ― to get to the root of the matter
我 想 我 能 給 你 找 到 合適 的 尺碼 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我 想 我 能 给 你 找 到 合适 的 尺码 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒ xiǎng wǒ néng gěi nǐ zhǎo dào héshì de chǐmǎ. [Pinyin] I think I can find the right size for you.
我 在 一 輛 旅行車 旁邊 找 到 了 一 個 車位 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我 在 一 辆 旅行车 旁边 找 到 了 一 个 车位 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒ zài yī liàng lǚxíngchē pángbiān zhǎo dào le yī ge chēwèi. [Pinyin] I found a place to park beside a station wagon.
找 不到 工作 ― zhǎo budào gōngzuò ― to be unable to find work
找 不到 回去 的 路 ― zhǎo budào huíqù de lù ― to be unable to find the way back
to ask for somebody; to call on somebody
有 人 來 找 我 嗎 ?/ 有 人 来 找 我 吗 ? ― Yǒu rén lái zhǎo wǒ ma? ― Did anybody ask for me?
為什麼 要 找 我 幫忙 ? [MSC , trad. ] 为什么 要 找 我 帮忙 ? [MSC , simp. ] Wèishénme yào zhǎo wǒ bāngmáng? [Pinyin] Why do you(/they) want me specifically to help?
to give change
不用 找 了 。 ― Bùyòng zhǎo le. ― Keep the change.
這 是 找 你 的 錢 。/ 这 是 找 你 的 钱 。 ― Zhè shì zhǎo nǐ de qián. ― Here is your change.
找 返 你 三 個 六 。 [Cantonese , trad. ] 找 返 你 三 个 六 。 [Cantonese , simp. ] zaau2 faan1 nei5 saam1 go3 luk6 . [Jyutping] $3.60 is your change.
to make up (a deficiency ) Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
找 (“to look for, to seek, to search for”)
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Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
求 , 尋 , 覓1
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
找 , 尋找 , 尋覓
Mandarin
Beijing
找
Taiwan
找
Tianjin
找
Chengde
找
Tangshan
找
Cangzhou
找
Baoding
找
Shijiazhuang
找
Chifeng
找
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
找
Heihe
找
Qiqihar
找
Harbin
找
Jiamusi
找
Baicheng
找
Changchun
找
Tonghua
找
Shenyang
找
Dandong
找
Jinzhou
找
Dalian
找
Yantai
找
Yantai (Muping)
找
Qingdao
找
Lijin
找
Zhucheng
找
Jinan
找
Jining
找
Luoyang
尋 , 找
Wanrong
尋
Shangqiu
找 , 尋
Yuanyang
尋
Zhengzhou
找
Lingbao
尋
Xinyang
找
Baihe
找
Hanzhong
找
Xi'an
尋 , 找
Baoji
找 , 尋
Yinchuan
找
Tianshui
找 , 尋
Lanzhou
找
Dunhuang
找
Xining
尋
Hami
找
Ürümqi
找
Wuhan
找 , 尋
Yichang
找
Xiangyang
找
Tianmen
找 , 尋
Hong'an
找
Chengdu
找
Nanchong
找
Dazhou
找
Hanyuan
找
Xichang
找
Zigong
找
Chongqing
找
Guiyang
找
Zunyi
找
Bijie
找
Liping
找
Zhaotong
找
Dali
找
Kunming
找
Mengzi
尾
Guilin
找
Liuzhou
找
Changde
找
Anqing
找
Xuzhou
找
Fuyang
找
Wuhu
找
Yangzhou
找
Lianyungang
找
Lianshui
找
Nanjing
找
Hefei
找
Nantong
找
Malaysia
找
Singapore
找
Cantonese
Guangzhou
搵2
Hong Kong
搵2
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
搵2
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
尋
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
搵2
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
搵2
Macau
搵2
Guangzhou (Panyu)
搵2
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
搵2
Guangzhou (Conghua)
搵2
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
搵2
Foshan
搵2
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
搵2
Foshan (Shunde)
搵2
Foshan (Sanshui)
搵2
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
搵2
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
搵2
Zhuhai (Qianshan)
搵2
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
搵2
Zhuhai (Doumen)
搵2
Jiangmen (Baisha)
搵2
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
搵2
Taishan
搵2 , 搵3
Kaiping (Chikan)
搵2 , 搵3
Enping (Niujiang)
搵2
Heshan (Yayao)
搵2
Dongguan
搵2
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
尋 , 搵2
Qingyuan
搵2
Fogang
搵2
Yingde (Hanguang)
搵2
Yangshan
搵2
Shaoguan
搵2
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
搵2
Renhua
搵2
Lechang
搵2
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
搵2
Sihui
搵2
Guangning
搵2
Deqing
搵2
Huaiji
搵2
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
搵2
Yunfu
搵2
Xinxing
搵2
Luoding
搵2
Yunan (Pingtai)
搵2
Yangjiang
搵2
Xinyi
搵2
Lianjiang
搵2
Wuchuan (Wuyang)
尋
Nanning
搵2
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
搵2
Penang (Guangfu)
搵2
Singapore (Guangfu)
搵2
Gan
Nanchang
尋 , 找
Lichuan
尋
Pingxiang
尋
Hakka
Meixian
尋
Xingning
尋
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
尋
Huidong (Daling)
尋
Dongguan (Qingxi)
尋
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
尋
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
搵2
Heyuan (Bendihua)
尋
Zijin
尋
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
尋
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
尋
Liannan
尋
Conghua (Lütian)
尋
Jiexi
尋
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
尋
Changting
尋
Wuping
尋
Wuping (Yanqian)
尋
Wuping (Pingyu)
尋
Liancheng
尋
Ninghua
尋
Yudu
尋
Ningdu
尋
Ruijin
尋
Shicheng
尋
Shangyou (Shexi)
尋
Tonggu (Sandu)
尋
Ganzhou (Panlong)
尋
Dayu
尋
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
尋
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
尋
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
尋
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
尋
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
尋
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
尋
Hong Kong
尋
Yangxi (Tangkou)
搵2 , 跟
Yangchun (Sanjia)
搵2
Xinyi (Sihe)
跟
Xinyi (Qianpai)
跟
Gaozhou (Xindong)
跟
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
跟
Huazhou (Xin'an)
跟
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
跟
Lianjiang (Qingping)
跟
Mengshan (Xihe)
尋
Luchuan
尋
Senai (Huiyang)
尋
Huizhou
Jixi
尋
Shexian
尋
Jin
Taiyuan
尋 , 找
Yangyuan
找 , 尋
Datong
尋
Xinzhou
尋
Lishi
尋
Linfen
尋
Changzhi
找 , 尋
Linhe
找 , 尋
Jining
找
Hohhot
找 , 尋
Erenhot
找
Pingshan
找
Zhangjiakou
找
Handan
找
Linzhou
找
Suide
尋
Northern Min
Jian'ou
撈
Songxi
撈
Zhenghe
撈
Jianyang
撈
Wuyishan
撈
Pucheng (Shibei)
撈
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
討 , 尋
Changle
討
Fuqing
討
Yongtai
討
Gutian
討 , 撈
Pingnan
撈
Fu'an
揣
Ningde
尋
Xiapu
揣
Zherong
揣
Shouning
撈
Zhouning
揣
Fuding
揣
Matsu
討
Singapore (Fuqing)
討
Southern Min
Xiamen
揣 , 覓1
Xiamen (Tong'an)
揣
Quanzhou
揣 , 覓1
Jinjiang
揣
Shishi
揣
Yongchun
揣
Zhangzhou
揣 , 覓1
Zhao'an
揣
Taipei
揣
New Taipei (Sanxia)
揣
Kaohsiung
揣
Yilan
揣
Changhua (Lukang)
揣
Taichung
揣
Tainan
揣
Hsinchu
揣
Kinmen
揣
Penghu (Magong)
揣
Penang (Hokkien)
揣
Singapore (Hokkien)
揣
Manila (Hokkien)
揣
Longyan
揣
Datian
揣
Chaozhou
揣
Shantou
揣
Shantou (Chenghai)
揣
Shantou (Chaoyang)
揣
Jieyang
揣
Haifeng
揣
Bangkok (Teochew)
揣
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
揣
Singapore (Teochew)
揣
Leizhou
覓3
Wenchang
覓3 , 揣
Haikou
覓3
Singapore (Hainanese)
覓3
Puxian Min
Putian
揣
Central Min
Yong'an
撈
Sanyuan
撈
Shaxian
撈
Zhongshan Min
Shaxi (Longdu)
搵2
Sanxiang
搵2
Wu
Shanghai
尋
Shanghai (Chongming)
尋
Suzhou
尋
Danyang
尋
Hangzhou
尋
Ningbo
尋
Wenzhou
尋
Jinhua
尋
Xiang
Changsha
尋
Loudi
尋
Shuangfeng
尋
( to give change ) : ( Hokkien, Teochew ) 拄 (zhǔ )Compounds
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See also
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Etymology 2
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For pronunciation and definitions of 找 – see 划 (“to row ; to paddle ”). (This character is a variant form of 划 ).
Japanese
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找 (eumhun 채울 조 ( chae'ul jo ) )
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. 找 (eumhun 삿대질할 화 ( satdaejilhal hwa ) )
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. Vietnamese
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Han character
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找 : Hán Nôm readings: trảo , hoa , quơ , chết , triễu
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