Keyword
to ask
- to ask about
- to inquire after
- Frequency
- #141
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 门 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
问题
question; problem; issue; topic
问
to ask; to inquire
访问
to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc); (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story)
顾问
adviser; consultant
询问
to inquire; to ask about
请问
Excuse me, may I ask...?
疑问
question; interrogation; doubt
提问
to question; to quiz; to grill
毫无疑问
certainty; without a doubt
问道
to ask the way; to ask
问候
to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking)
学问
learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:门 (mén)); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
问答
question and answer
慰问
to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
问世
to be published; to come out
质问
to question; to ask questions; to inquire; to bring to account; to interrogate
不问
to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off
问卷
questionnaire
追问
to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
审问
to interrogate; to examine; to question
拷问
to question via torture
问责
to hold accountable; to blame; to censure; to apportion blame
发问
to question; to ask; to raise a question
反问
to ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question; rhetorical question