找 zhǎo look for
look for; to give change
怎么记住“找”: 扌 hand + 戈 dagger = look for. The museum guard runs his hand over the empty glass case where the old dagger lay, then calls the police to look for it.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
找 = 扌 hand + 戈 dagger
- 扌 hand meaning
- 戈 dagger sound
The museum guard runs his hand over the empty glass case where the old dagger lay, then calls the police to look for it.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the dagger on the right gives the sound.
用法
- 'Look for / seek': 找工作 (zhǎo gōngzuò) job-hunt, 找人 (zhǎo rén) look for someone, 找到 (zhǎodào) find (result).
- 找 is the searching; 找到 or 找着 adds the successful outcome: 我找了半天也没找到 (I looked for ages but didn't find it).
- A separate everyday sense is to give change: 找钱 (zhǎo qián) give change, 找你五块 (zhǎo nǐ wǔ kuài) here's five back.
含“找”的词语
例句
- 店主给我找零钱。 Diànzhǔ gěi wǒ zhǎo língqián.The shop owner gave me the change.
- 我上网找资料。 Wǒ shàngwǎng zhǎo zīliào.I go online to search for information.
- 我去图书馆找资料。 Wǒ qù túshūguǎn zhǎo zīliào.I'm going to the library to try to find some information/materials.
- 我们另外找时间见面。 Wǒmen lìngwài zhǎo shíjiān jiànmiàn.Let's find another time to meet.