寻

• 拼音: xún
• 汉字拆解: 寻 = 彐 + 工 + 寸 (two hands + work + inch — deliberate, measured search)

含义

To seek; to search for; to look for. A formal and literary verb used to describe deliberate, purposeful searching for someone or something.

More elevated in register than 找. Frequently found in classical texts and formal written Chinese. Appears in compounds such as 寻找, 寻求, 寻访, and 寻觅. Often conveys an undertone of earnest effort or longing in the search.

例句

1. 他独自踏上旅程，寻访当年曾与他并肩作战的老战友，希望重续那段珍贵的战场情谊。
2. 研究人员历经数年，寻求破解这一世纪难题的关键线索，最终在一份被遗忘的古代文献中有所发现。
3. 诗人在山间徘徊数日，寻觅内心久违的宁静，试图从自然之中汲取继续创作的力量。

用法指南

语境: literature, formal writing, classical Chinese

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他寻遍整座图书馆，终于在角落的旧书堆中找到了那本绝版典籍。(He searched the entire library and finally found the out-of-print classic in a stack of old books in the corner.)
• 政府派遣专员深入山区寻访民间艺人，记录濒临失传的非物质文化遗产。(The government sent representatives deep into the mountains to seek out folk artists and document intangible cultural heritage at risk of being lost.)

错误说法

• 我去超市寻东西 — in everyday spoken Chinese use 找 instead; 寻 sounds stilted and overly literary in casual contexts such as shopping or daily errands

起源与历史

寻 = 彐 + 工 + 寸 (ancient form: two hands holding a measuring rod — methodical, deliberate searching)

文化背景

时代: Classical/Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal