找

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找 U+627E, 找
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-627E
← 扽
[U+627D] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 承 →
[U+627F]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
7 strokes

Han character[edit]

找 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手戈 (QI), four-corner 53050, composition ⿰扌戈)

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 419, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11851
  • Dae Jaweon: page 766, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1835, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+627E

Chinese[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (爪) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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[edit]

simp. and trad.
 找
alternative forms 爪 “to seek”

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[edit]

Note:
  • chāu/chǎu - vernacular;
  • cháu - literary.
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[edit]

找

  1. 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  ―  zhǎobudào gōngzuò  ―  to be unable to find work
    找不到回去的路  ―  zhǎobudào huíqù de lù  ―  to be unable to find the way back
  2. 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?
  3. 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.
  4. to make up (a deficiency)
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 找 (“to look for, to seek, to search for”) [map]
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[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 找 – see 划 (“to row; to paddle”).
(This character is a variant form of 划).

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

找

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. to look for
  2. to seek
  3. to make change

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

找 (eumhun 채울 조 (chae'ul jo))

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找 (eumhun 삿대질할 화 (satdaejilhal hwa))

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

找: Hán Nôm readings: trảo, hoa, quơ, chết, triễu

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