讯 xùn news
news; information; to question; to interrogate
How to remember 讯: 讠 words + 卂 fly fast = news. The words of one text message fly fast around the village, and by noon everyone has heard the news.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
讯 = 讠 words + 卂 fly fast
- 讠 words meaning
- 卂 fly fast sound
The words of one text message fly fast around the village, and by noon everyone has heard the news.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
How it is used
- News/information: 通讯 (tōngxùn) communications/a news dispatch, 资讯 (zīxùn) information (esp. Taiwan/tech usage).
- 电讯 (diànxùn) = telecommunications; 短讯 = a short message; 音讯 = news/word (from someone).
- Second sense 'to interrogate': 审讯 (shěnxùn) to interrogate/try, 讯问 to question (legal).
- Distinct from homophone 迅 (xùn, swift).