# 覓

| 覓 | U+8993, &#35219; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8993 |
| ← 覒 [U+8992] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 覔 → [U+8994] |

## Translingual
### Han character

覓 (Kangxi radical 147, 見+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 月月山山 (BBUU), four-corner 2021$_6$, composition ⿱爫見)

#### Derived characters

* 𠼽 漞 㯒 𥊋 𥛟 䌐 𧐎 𧱻 𧽨 䮭 𪒐 𦸡

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1134, character 3
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34815
* Dae Jaweon: page 1600, character 8
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3665, character 15
* Unihan data for U+8993

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 覓 | *meːɡ |
| 漞 | *meːɡ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 爪 (“hand”) + 見 (“to see”).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mì (mi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mik$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): be̍k / bia̍k / ba̍h / bā
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mig$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mì
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mì
*** Wade–Giles: mi$^4$
*** Yale: mì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
*** Palladius: ми (mi)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mik$^6$
*** Yale: mihk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mik$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mig$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɪk̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k
*** Tâi-lô: bi̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bek
*** IPA (Xiamen): /biɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪk̚¹²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍k
*** Tâi-lô: bia̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: biak
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /biak̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Tong'an, Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍h
*** Tâi-lô: ba̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bah
*** IPA (Tong'an): /baʔ⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /baʔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /baʔ⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā
*** Tâi-lô: bā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ba
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ba²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ba³³/
* be̍k/bia̍k - literary;
* ba̍h/bā - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: mek
Rime :
| Character | 覓 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 錫 (127) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 莫狄切 |
| Baxter | mek |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mek̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mek̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mɛk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mɛjk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /mek̚/ |
| Wang Li | /miek̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /miek̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | mì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mik$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*meːɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 覓 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9026 |
| Phonetic component | 覓 |
| Rime group | 錫 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 覓 |
| Old Chinese | /*meːɡ/ |
| Notes | 集韻同覛 |

#### Definitions

覓
* to search for; to seek; to hunt out for; to look into; to look out for; to investigate; to explore; to inquire into; to research

#### Usage notes

* The Hokkien term is usually used for searching or making inquiries about what is not known, meanwhile Hokkien 揣 (chhē / chhōe / chhēr / chhěr, “to look for; to seek”) is used to look for something known that is lost, as per Douglas (1873).

#### Synonyms

* 參訪 / 参访 (cānfǎng) (literary)
* 尋摸 / 寻摸 (xúnmō) (literary or colloquial)
* 尋求 / 寻求 (xúnqiú)
* 探求 (tànqiú)
* 搜 (sōu)
* 求 (qiú)
* 求思 (qiúsī) (literary)
* 熱衷 / 热衷 (rèzhōng)
* 牟取 (móuqǔ) (usually illegally)
* 獵取 / 猎取 (lièqǔ)
* 考究
* 訪查 / 访查 (fǎngchá) (literary)
* 謀取 / 谋取 (móuqǔ)
* 謀求 / 谋求 (móuqiú)
* 講求 / 讲求 (jiǎngqiú)
* 講究 / 讲究 (jiǎngjiu)
* 追求 (zhuīqiú)
* 追逐 (zhuīzhú)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 求, 尋, 覓$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 找, 尋找, 尋覓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 尾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 找 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 尋, 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尋, 找 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尋 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Changting | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 搵$_2$, 跟 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 尋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尋, 找 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Datong | 尋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 尋 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 尋 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Jining | 找 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 找 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 找 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 找 |
| Jin | Handan | 找 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 找 |
| Jin | Suide | 尋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 討, 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 討, 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 討 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 揣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 覓$_3$, 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 覓$_3$ |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揣 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 撈 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 尋 |
| Wu | Taicang | 尋 |
| Wu | Qidong | 尋 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 尋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尋 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 找 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 尋 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 尋 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 尋 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尋 |
| Wu | Cixi | 尋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尋 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 尋 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 尋 |

#### Compounds

* 尋尋覓覓 / 寻寻觅觅 (xúnxúnmìmì)
* 尋死覓活 / 寻死觅活 (xúnsǐmìhuó)
* 尋覓 / 寻觅 (xúnmì)
* 尋蹤覓跡 / 寻踪觅迹
* 東尋西覓 / 东寻西觅
* 覓保 / 觅保
* 覓取 / 觅取
* 覓句 / 觅句
* 覓封侯 / 觅封侯
* 覓愛追歡 / 觅爱追欢
* 覓柳尋花 / 觅柳寻花
* 覓死尋活 / 觅死寻活
* 覓生覓死 / 觅生觅死
* 覓索 / 觅索
* 覓衣求食 / 觅衣求食
* 覓貼兒 / 觅贴儿
* 覓食 / 觅食 (mìshí)
* 追蹤覓影 / 追踪觅影
* 追風覓影 / 追风觅影
* 鑽頭覓縫 / 钻头觅缝
* 閉門覓句 / 闭门觅句
* 騎牛覓牛 / 骑牛觅牛
* 騎驢覓驢 / 骑驴觅驴

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bāi / māi
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāi
*** Tâi-lô: bāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bai
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /bai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bai²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bai³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māi
*** Tâi-lô: māi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: mai
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /mãi³³/
*** IPA (Philippines): /mai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /mãi²²/

#### Definitions

覓
* (Hokkien) to inspect; to probe; to see; to examine face-to-face; to visit and inquire about
* (Hokkien) give something a go; give something a try (used after a verb)
    食覓／食觅 [Philippine Hokkien] ― chia̍h bāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a taste
    試覓／试觅 [Philippine Hokkien] ― chhì bāi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a try

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一下 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 一下, 看看 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 一下 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 一下 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 下 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 下 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 下 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 下 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 下 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 看覓 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 看覓 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 看覓 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 看覓 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 看覓 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 看覓 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 看覓, 一下 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 覓, 看覓, 一下 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 睇, 下睇 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 一下 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 睇 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 看, 一記, 一下 often with non-monosyllabic verbs |
| Wu | Suzhou | 看, 一下 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 看 |

#### Compounds

* 寄覓 / 寄觅
* 看覓 / 看觅
* 覓喪 / 觅丧
* 覓病 / 觅病
* 覓脈 / 觅脉

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): due$^3$
* Southern Min
** (Leizhou)
*** Leizhou Pinyin: due$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tuɛ²¹/
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “Hainanese”

#### Definitions

覓
* (Hainanese, Leizhou Min) to look for; to seek

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 求, 尋, 覓$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 找, 尋找, 尋覓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 尾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 找 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 尋, 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尋, 找 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尋 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Changting | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 搵$_2$, 跟 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 尋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尋, 找 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Datong | 尋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 尋 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 尋 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Jining | 找 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 找 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 找 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 找 |
| Jin | Handan | 找 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 找 |
| Jin | Suide | 尋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 討, 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 討, 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 討 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 揣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 覓$_3$, 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 覓$_3$ |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揣 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 撈 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 尋 |
| Wu | Taicang | 尋 |
| Wu | Qidong | 尋 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 尋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尋 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 找 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 尋 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 尋 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 尋 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尋 |
| Wu | Cixi | 尋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尋 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 尋 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 尋 |

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): cuê$^7$
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cuê$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshuē
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰue¹¹/

#### Definitions

覓
* (Teochew) Alternative form of 揣 (“to look for; to seek”)

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bih
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bih
*** Tâi-lô: bih
*** Phofsit Daibuun: biq
*** IPA (Xiamen): /biʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /biʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /biʔ³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /biʔ³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /biʔ³²/

#### Definitions

覓
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 覕 / 𰴕 (bih, “to hide”)
** (Can we date this quote?), “舊相片”, 謝明訓 (lyrics), 秀蘭瑪雅 [Showlen Maya] (music)‎performed by 秀蘭瑪雅 [Showlen Maya]:
       óng-sū tó-ūi bih, chhin-chhiūⁿ chi̍t chhut hì [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)

### References

* “覓”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bā”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 8; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 8

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): べき (beki)
* Kun: もとめる (motomeru, 覓める)

## Korean
### Hanja

覓 • (myeok) (hangeul 멱, revised myeok, McCune–Reischauer myŏk, Yale myek)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

覓: Hán Nôm readings: mạch, mích, mịch
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