# 找

| 找 | U+627E, &#25214; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-627E |
| ← 扽 [U+627D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 承 → [U+627F] |

## Translingual
### Han character

找 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手戈 (QI), four-corner 5305$_0$, composition ⿰扌戈)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 419, character 18
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11851
* Dae Jaweon: page 766, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1835, character 4
* Unihan data for U+627E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 抓 | *ʔsruː, *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs |
| 爪 | *ʔsruːʔ |
| 笊 | *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs |
| 找 | *ʔsruːʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsruːʔ): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 戈 (OC *koːl).
Originally a variant form of 划. Borrowed to mean a similar action.(Can this etymology be sourced?)
The popular interpretation as a hand (扌) looking for a halberd (戈) is a mnemonic and not the origin of the character.

### Etymology 1

Attested since the Ming dynasty. From 抓 (MC tsraewX) (Zhengzhang, 2003).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhǎo (zhao$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zao$^3$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зо (zo, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zaau$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): zau$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): zau$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): cháu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zau$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zau$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): cǎu
* Eastern Min (BUC): cāu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zao$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chāu / chǎu / cháu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dao$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎo
*** Wade–Giles: chao$^3$
*** Yale: jǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jao
*** Palladius: чжао (čžao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: zao$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zao
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau⁵³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зо (zo, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɔ⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaau$^2$
*** Yale: jáau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zao$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːu̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: zau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: zau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: cháu
*** Hakka Romanization System: zau$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sau̯³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sau³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sau⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǎu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cāu
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sau³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chāu
*** Tâi-lô: tsāu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zau
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sau³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kinmen): /t͡sau²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǎu
*** Tâi-lô: tsǎu
*** IPA (Lukang): /t͡sau³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sau²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cháu
*** Tâi-lô: tsáu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zao
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sau⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sau⁵³/
* chāu/chǎu - vernacular;
* cháu - literary.
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsruːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 找 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 17661 |
| Phonetic component | 爪 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 爪 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔsruːʔ/ |
| Notes | 抓分化字 |

#### Definitions

找
* to look for; to seek
    Alternative form: 爪
       Tā juédìng chūqù zhǎo shíwù. [Pinyin]
       He decided to go out to search for food.
       Nǐ zhǎo guò shāfā hòumiàn le ma? [Pinyin]
       Have you looked behind the sofa?
    我找到鑰匙了。／我找到钥匙了。 ― Wǒ zhǎo dào yàoshi le. ― I found my keys.
    找到事情的根源 ― zhǎo dào shìqíng de gēnyuán ― to get to the root of the matter
       Wǒ xiǎng wǒ néng gěi nǐ zhǎo dào héshì de chǐmǎ. [Pinyin]
       I think I can find the right size for you.
       Wǒ zài yī liàng lǚxíngchē pángbiān zhǎo dào le yī ge chēwèi. [Pinyin]
       I found a place to park beside a station wagon.
    找不到工作 ― zhǎobudào gōngzuò ― to be unable to find work
    找不到回去的路 ― zhǎobudào huíqù de lù ― to be unable to find the way back
* to ask for somebody; to call on somebody
    有人來找我嗎？／有人来找我吗？ ― Yǒu rén lái zhǎo wǒ ma? ― Did anybody ask for me?
       Wèishénme yào zhǎo wǒ bāngmáng? [Pinyin]
       Why do you/they want me to help?
* to give change
    不用找了。 ― Bùyòng zhǎo le. ― Keep the change.
    這是找你的錢。／这是找你的钱。 ― Zhè shì zhǎo nǐ de qián. ― Here is your change.
       zaau$^2$ faan$^1$ nei$^5$ saam$^1$ go$^3$ luk$^6$. [Jyutping]
       $3.60 is your change.
* to make up (a deficiency)
    找卡數／找卡数 [Cantonese] ― zaau$^2$ kaat$^1$ sou$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to repay credit card debt
* (Northern Wu, specifically) to look for; to search for (a job, a partner, etc.)
    找對象／找对象 [Shanghainese] ― $^5$tsau $^5$te-zhian$_6$ [Wugniu] ― to look for a romantic partner

##### 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 |
* (to give change): (Hokkien, Teochew) 拄 (zhǔ)

#### Compounds

* 倒找
* 兩不找 / 两不找 (liǎngbùzhǎo)
* 外找
* 外找兒 / 外找儿
* 尋找 / 寻找 (xúnzhǎo)
* 打著燈籠沒處找 / 打着灯笼没处找
* 找上門 / 找上门
* 找不自在
* 找不著北 / 找不着北 (zhǎobùzháoběi)
* 找主
* 找事 (zhǎoshì)
* 找便宜
* 找倒霉
* 找價 / 找价
* 找出路
* 找刺
* 找墊背的 / 找垫背的
* 找婆家
* 找尋 / 找寻 (zhǎoxún)
* 找對象 / 找对象
* 找對頭 / 找对头
* 找岔兒 / 找岔儿
* 找岔子 (zhǎo chàzi)
* 找帳 / 找帐
* 找平
* 找彆扭 / 找别扭
* 找換 / 找换
* 找換店 / 找换店 (zhǎohuàndiàn)
* 找數 / 找数
* 找晦氣 / 找晦气
* 找梯子下臺 / 找梯子下台
* 找樂子 / 找乐子 (zhǎo lèzi)
* 找機會 / 找机会
* 找死 (zhǎosǐ)
* 找沒味兒 / 找没味儿
* 找沒趣 / 找没趣
* 找病
* 找碴 (zhǎochá)
* 找碴兒 / 找碴儿
* 找竅門 / 找窍门
* 找籬 / 找篱
* 找絕 / 找绝
* 找縫子 / 找缝子
* 找續 / 找续 (zhǎoshú)
* 找臺階下 / 找台階下 / 找台阶下
* 找臺階 / 找台階 / 找台阶
* 找茬 (zhǎochá)
* 找藉口 / 找借口
* 找補 / 找补
* 找贖 / 找赎 (zhǎoshú)
* 找踏級 / 找踏级
* 找轍 / 找辙
* 找野食
* 找錢 / 找钱 (zhǎoqián)
* 找門路 / 找门路
* 找面子
* 找頭 / 找头
* 找飯碗 / 找饭碗
* 找麻煩 / 找麻烦
* 找齊 / 找齐
* 探找
* 有找
* 查找 (cházhǎo)
* 自找 (zìzhǎo)
* 自找罪受
* 自找苦吃
* 自找麻煩 / 自找麻烦
* 騎馬找馬 / 骑马找马
* 騎驢找驢 / 骑驴找驴

#### See also

* 求 (qiú)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhē / chhōe / chhēr / chhěr
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhē
*** Tâi-lô: tshē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhe
*** IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /t͡sʰe⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /t͡sʰe²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Penang, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhōe
*** Tâi-lô: tshuē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoe
*** IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰue³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou, Singapore): /t͡sʰue²²/
*** IPA (Penang): /t͡sʰue²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhēr
*** Tâi-lô: tshēr
*** IPA (Kinmen, Singapore): /t͡sʰə²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰə⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Lukang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhěr
*** Tâi-lô: tshěr
*** IPA (Lukang): /t͡sʰə³³/

#### Definitions

找
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 揣
** 2010, “毒藥”, 蕭進惠 (lyrics), 小葉 (music)‎performed by 蕭玉芬:
       tán kah chêng hóe it-ti̍t sio, chhōe bô chí-thiàⁿ ê kái-io̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       By the time the fire of love was ceaselessly burning, [I still] could not find a painkilling antidote.

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 找 – see 划 (“to row; to paddle”). (This character is a variant form of 划).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* to look for
* to seek
* to make change

#### Readings

* Go-on: げ (ge)
* Kan-on: か (ka)
* On: そう (sō)
* Kun: さおさす (saosasu, 找す)、たずねる (tazuneru, 找ねる)

## Korean
### Hanja

找 (eumhun 채울 조 (chae'ul jo))
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找 (eumhun 삿대질할 화 (satdaejilhal hwa))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

找: Hán Nôm readings: trảo, hoa, quơ, chết, triễu
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