CHINESE CHARACTER

找 (zhǎo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhǎo

to search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)

HSK 17 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

扌

Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 找.

扌 · 戈

Visible components

找 is decomposed as ⿰扌戈.

STROKES · 7

Write 找 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 找

找zhǎo

HSK 1 · to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return

查找cházhǎo

HSK 4 · to search for; to look up

寻找xúnzhǎo

HSK 5 · to seek; to look for

Examples using 找

找

我试图找到Tom。

Wǒ shì tú zhǎo dào T o m。

I've got to try to find Tom.

查找

我得查找一下我的笔。

Wǒ dé chá zhǎo yí xià wǒ de bǐ。

I need to search for my pen.

寻找

我应该寻找什么？

Wǒ yīng gāi xún zhǎo shén yāo？

What should I look for?

FAQ

What does 找 (zhǎo) mean in Chinese?

to search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)

How do you write 找 in stroke order?

找 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 找?

扌 is the radical in 找. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 找?

找 (zhǎo): to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; 查找 (cházhǎo): to search for; to look up; 寻找 (xúnzhǎo): to seek; to look for.