寻觅

• 拼音: xún mì
• 汉字拆解: 寻 = 彐 + 工 + 寸 (deliberate, measured search); 觅 = 爪 + 见 (claw + see — searching with both hands and eyes)

含义

To search for; to seek out; to look for. More emphatic than 寻 alone, implying active and effortful searching, often for something elusive or deeply meaningful.

Literary and slightly elevated. Conveys the sense of earnest, sustained effort in pursuit of something precious — such as love, truth, purpose, or inspiration. More poetic than 寻找. Common in prose, poetry, and reflective writing.

例句

1. 她在茫茫人海中寻觅多年，终于遇到了那个能与她心灵深处真正相通、相互理解的人。
2. 哲学家穷尽一生寻觅存在的意义，却在暮年才领悟到答案早已隐藏在最平凡的日常生活之中。
3. 年轻的艺术家背起行囊游历四方，寻觅能触动灵魂的创作灵感，以期突破长期以来的创作瓶颈。

用法指南

语境: literature, poetry, personal reflection

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他在故纸堆中仔细寻觅，希望找到能证明祖先身份的历史文献。(He carefully searched through old documents, hoping to find historical records that could prove his ancestor's identity.)
• 她用了整整十年的时间寻觅属于自己的艺术风格，这段漫长的探索历程本身也成为了她创作的重要主题。(She spent a full ten years seeking her own artistic style, and this long journey of exploration itself became an important theme in her work.)

错误说法

• 我寻觅了我的钥匙 — 寻觅 sounds excessively literary for mundane lost objects; use 找 for everyday searching; 寻觅 is reserved for meaningful or emotionally resonant quests

起源与历史

寻 (seek) + 觅 (search/hunt) — two near-synonymous characters combined to intensify the sense of active searching

文化背景

时代: Classical/Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal