尋尋覓覓

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Chinese

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to search; to look for; to seek seek seek
trad. (尋尋覓覓)
simp. (寻寻觅觅)
AABB-type reduplication of 尋覓寻觅 (xúnmì).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (17) (4)
Final () (139) (127)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III IV
Fanqie
Baxter zim mek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ziɪm/ /mek̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/zim/ /mek̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/zjem/ /mɛk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/zim/ /mɛjk̚/
Li
Rong
/ziəm/ /mek̚/
Wang
Li
/zĭĕm/ /miek̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/zi̯əm/ /miek̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xín
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cam4 mik6

Verb

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尋尋覓覓

  1. to be ceaselessly searching