问

wèn

to ask; to inquire

Radical: 门 HSK 1 v, g, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

问 decomposes into the following components:

门 口

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 门.

Words containing 问

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 问.

不问
bù wèn
to pay no attention to
临问
lín wèn
to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)
借问
jiè wèn
(honorific) May I ask?
动问
dòng wèn
may I ask
卜问
bǔ wèn
to predict by divining
反问
fǎn wèn
to ask (a question) in reply
发问
fā wèn
to question
叩问
kòu wèn
叮问
dīng wèn
to question closely
叱问
chì wèn
to call sb to account
叶问
yè wèn
Yip Man (1893-1972), martial arts practitioner, master of Bruce Lee
天问
tiān wèn

Related characters (radical 门)

Characters that share the radical 门.

门 闩 闪 闫 闭 闯 闰 闱 闲 闳 间 闵 闶 闷 闸 闹 闺 闻 闼 闽 闾 阀 阁 阂

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