問

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Simplified Form: 问

Pronunciation

Pinyin: wèn
Cantonese: man6
JapaneseKun: TOU TON
JapaneseOn: MON BUN
Korean: MWUN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: ask (about), inquire after

CE-Dict: to ask

Soothill: To ask, inquire, question; to adjudicate, sentence.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to ask
2.to inquire after
3.to interrogate
4.to hold responsible

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: ask

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: ask; asking

湘雅醫學專業詞典: quest.;question

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》問訊也。从口門聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】問
〔古文〕𠳅【唐韻】亡運切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】文運切，𠀤聞去聲。【說文】訊也。【書·仲虺之誥】好問則裕。【詩·邶風】問我諸姑，遂及伯姊。　又【爾雅·釋言】聘問也。【儀禮·聘禮】小聘曰問。【周禮·春官·大宗伯】時聘曰問。又【秋官·大行人】閒問以諭諸侯之志。【又】凡諸侯之邦交，歲相問也。　又【正字通】古謂遺曰問。【詩·鄭風】雜佩以問之。【傳】問，遺也。【禮·曲禮】凡以苞苴簞笥問人者。【左傳·哀二十六年】衛侯使以弓問子貢。　又訊罪曰問。【詩·魯頌】淑問如臯陶。【註】淑，善。問，訊囚也。　又命也。【左傳·莊八年】期戍，公問不至。【註】問，命也。　又姓。【廣韻】今襄州有之。【正字通】明問智，成化貢士。　又【正韻】與聞同，聲問也。【詩·大雅】宣昭義問。【又】亦不隕厥問。
考證：〔【禮·曲禮】凡以苞苴簟笥問人者。〕　謹照原文簟笥改簞笥。

CF-Dict: demander/se renseigner/questionner/interroger

Han-De-Dict: fragen, befragen (u.E.) (V)/jd. verhören, jd vernehmen (u.E.) (V)/sich nach etwas erkundigen (u.E.) (V)/jd. zur Rechenschaft ziehen (u.E.) (V)