# 問

| 問 | U+554F, &#21839; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-554F |
| ← 啎 [U+554E] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 啐 → [U+5550] |
| ㉄ | U+3244, &#12868; CIRCLED IDEOGRAPH QUESTION |
| ← ㉃ [U+3243] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㉅ → [U+3245] |

## Translingual
### Han character

問 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 日弓口 (ANR), four-corner 7760$_7$, composition ⿵門口)

#### Derived characters

* 𠍒, 𠼋, 𰊥, 𢴌, 𣼶, 𣙎, 𱬅, 𥏿, 𦄞, 𫍋, 𡫡, 𥐔, 𧢈, 𦟲, 蔄

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 195, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3814
* Dae Jaweon: page 416, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4284, character 3
* Unihan data for U+554F

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 蔄 | *roːs, *mruːns |
| 闅 | *min, *mrɯn, *mɯn |
| 閩 | *mrɯn, *mɯn |
| 蕄 | *mɯːŋ, *mrɯːŋ |
| 門 | *mɯːn |
| 捫 | *mɯːn |
| 悶 | *mɯːns |
| 聞 | *mɯn, *mɯns |
| 閿 | *mɯn |
| 問 | *mɯns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mɯns): phonetic 門 (OC *mɯːn) + semantic 口.

### Etymology

Exoactive derivation of 聞 (OC *mɯn, “to hear”) with suffix *-s, literally "let (me) hear" (Schuessler, 2007). See there for more.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wèn (wen$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wen$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): vēn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вын (vɨn, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): man$^6$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): man$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mun$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): un$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mun
    (Hailu, HRS): mun$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): mun$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): veng$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): mō̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): muóng / ông
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): mong$^5$ / muong$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): mn̄g / mūi / mňg / būn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mung$^7$ / meng$^7$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): mui$^1$ / bhieng$^7$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): man$^6$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$men / $^2$men / $^6$ven / $^2$ven
** (Jinhua): $^6$men; $^6$ven
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): un$^5$ / un$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèn
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wùn
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^4$
*** Yale: wèn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenn
*** Palladius: вэнь (vɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wen$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: wen
*** Sinological IPA : /uən²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: vēn
*** Sinological IPA : /vẽ⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вын (vɨn, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /vəŋ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^6$
*** Yale: mahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn²²/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: man$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn³²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mun$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbun³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: un$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /un¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mun
*** Hakka Romanization System: mun
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /mun⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: mun$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /mun¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: mun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /mun⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: veng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /vəŋ⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mō̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /mɔŋ⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: muóng / ông
*** Sinological IPA : /muɔŋ²¹³/, /ouŋ²⁴²/
* muóng - vernacular;
* ông - literary.
* Middle Chinese: mjunH
Rime :
| Character | 問 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 文 (59) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 亡運切 |
| Baxter | mjunH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mɨun$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /miun$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuən$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mun$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuən$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭuən$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯uən$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | man$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.mu[n]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯns/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 問 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wèn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjun$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*C.mu[n]-s/ |
| English | ask |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 問 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 8967 |
| Phonetic component | 門 |
| Rime group | 文 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 問 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯns/ |

### Definitions

問
* to ask
       Wǒ néng wèn ge wèntí ma? [Pinyin]
       May I ask a question?
    問他到哪兒去。／问他到哪儿去。 ― Wèn tā dào nǎr qù. ― Ask him where to go.
       nei$^5$ man$^6$ ngo$^5$, ngo$^5$ man$^6$ bin$^1$ go$^3$? [Jyutping]
       You ask me, but who do I ask? → I don't know the answer to your question.
* to inquire about; to ask about
* to send one's regards; to send one's respects; to greet; to ask how someone is; to show concern to someone
* to try; to interrogate; to subject to an inquest
* to call to account; to hold to account; to take to task
* to interfere; to intervene; to meddle
* (colloquial) to; from
* a surname, Wen

#### Synonyms

* (to ask):
* 提問 / 提问 (tíwèn)
* 發問 / 发问 (fāwèn)
* 設問 / 设问 (shèwèn) (literary)
* (to inquire about):
* 了解 (liǎojiě)
* 咨問 / 咨问 (zīwèn) (literary)
* 問訊 / 问讯 (wènxùn)
* 問話 / 问话 (wènhuà) (of superiors or elders)
* 打聽 / 打听 (dǎtīng)
* 扣問 / 扣问 (kòuwèn) (literary)
* 探問 / 探问 (tànwèn)
* 探詢 / 探询 (tànxún)
* 查問 / 查问 (cháwèn)
* 查詢 / 查询 (cháxún)
* 訊問 / 讯问 (xùnwèn)
* 詢問 / 询问 (xúnwèn)
* 諮詢 / 谘询 (zīxún)
* 質 / 质 (Cantonese, or literary, or in compounds)
* (to send one's regards):
* 咨問 / 咨问 (zīwèn) (literary)
* 問候 / 问候 (wènhòu)
* 問好 / 问好 (wènhǎo)
* 問安 / 问安 (wèn'ān) (formal, to an elder)
* 問訊 / 问讯 (wènxùn)
* 打招呼 (dǎ zhāohū)
* 招呼 (zhāohū)
* 拍招呼 (Hokkien)
* 相借問 / 相借问 (Hokkien, Hakka)
* 請安 / 请安 (qǐng'ān) (historical, to an elder)
* 起居 (qǐjū) (historical)
* (to try):
* 問案 / 问案 (wèn'àn)
* 審 / 审 (shěn)
* 審判 / 审判 (shěnpàn)
* 審問 / 审问 (shěnwèn)
* 審訊 / 审讯 (shěnxùn)
* 訊問 / 讯问 (xùnwèn)
* (to call to account):
* 叱問 / 叱问 (chìwèn)
* 叮問 / 叮问 (dīngwèn) (dialectal)
* 斥問 / 斥问 (chìwèn)
* 盤問 / 盘问 (pánwèn)
* 詰問 / 诘问 (jiéwèn) (literary)
* 詰責 / 诘责 (jiézé) (literary)
* 責問 / 责问 (zéwèn)
* 質問 / 质问 (zhìwèn)
* 追問 / 追问 (zhuīwèn)
* (to interfere):
* 伸手 (shēnshǒu) (figurative)
* 干涉 (gānshè)
* 干預 (gānyù)
* 插手 (chāshǒu)
* 插跤 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
* 沓滴 (Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 過問 / 过问 (guòwèn)

### Compounds

* 下問 / 下问 (xiàwèn)
* 三推六問 / 三推六问
* 三敲六問 / 三敲六问
* 不問 / 不问 (bùwèn)
* 不問皁白 / 不问皂白
* 不問青黃 / 不问青黄
* 不恥下問 / 不耻下问 (bùchǐxiàwèn)
* 不相聞問 / 不相闻问
* 不聞不問 / 不闻不问 (bùwénbùwèn)
* 不通聞問 / 不通闻问
* 不過問 / 不过问
* 丙吉問牛 / 丙吉问牛
* 乏人問津 / 乏人问津 (fárénwènjīn)
* 人口問題 / 人口问题
* 借問 / 借问 (jièwèn)
* 候問 / 候问
* 偢問 / 偢问
* 做學問 / 做学问 (zuò xuéwèn)
* 元好問 / 元好问
* 先決問題 / 先决问题
* 入國問俗 / 入国问俗
* 入境問俗 / 入境问俗
* 入境問禁 / 入境问禁
* 六問三推 / 六问三推
* 冷帳不問 / 冷帐不问
* 出問題 / 出问题
* 刑問 / 刑问 (xíngwèn)
* 刨根問底 / 刨根问底 (páogēnwèndǐ)
* 動問 / 动问 (dòngwèn)
* 勘問 / 勘问
* 勞工問題 / 劳工问题
* 反問 / 反问 (fǎnwèn)
* 反躬自問 / 反躬自问 (fǎngōngzìwèn)
* 取問 / 取问
* 叮問 / 叮问 (dīngwèn)
* 吉問 / 吉问
* 含蓼問疾 / 含蓼问疾
* 呵壁問天 / 呵壁问天
* 問一答十 / 问一答十
* 問七問八 / 问七问八
* 問世 / 问世 (wènshì)
* 問事 / 问事
* 問事獄具 / 问事狱具
* 問住 / 问住
* 問俗 / 问俗
* 問候 / 问候 (wènhòu)
* 問卜 / 问卜 (wènbǔ)
* 問卷 / 问卷 (wènjuàn)
* 問卷調查 / 问卷调查 (wènjuàn diàochá)
* 問名 / 问名
* 問天買卦 / 问天买卦
* 問好 / 问好 (wènhǎo)
* 問字 / 问字
* 問安 / 问安 (wèn'ān)
* 問安視膳 / 问安视膳
* 問官 / 问官
* 問官答花 / 问官答花
* 問寒問暖 / 问寒问暖 (wènhánwènnuǎn)
* 問寢 / 问寝
* 問對 / 问对
* 問屋 / 问屋
* 問心 / 问心 (wènxīn)
* 問心無愧 / 问心无愧 (wènxīnwúkuì)
* 問成 / 问成
* 問政 / 问政
* 問斷 / 问断
* 問東問西 / 问东问西
* 問柳尋花 / 问柳寻花
* 問柳評花 / 问柳评花
* 問案 / 问案 (wèn'àn)
* 問津 / 问津 (wènjīn)
* 問牛 / 问牛
* 問牛知馬 / 问牛知马
* 問理 / 问理
* 問當 / 问当
* 問禁 / 问禁
* 問答 / 问答 (wèndá)
* 問答題 / 问答题
* 問結 / 问结
* 問罪 / 问罪 (wènzuì)
* 問罪之師 / 问罪之师
* 問羊知馬 / 问羊知马
* 問肯 / 问肯
* 問舍求田 / 问舍求田
* 問荊 / 问荆
* 問號 / 问号 (wènhào)
* 問訊 / 问讯 (wènxùn)
* 問診 / 问诊 (wènzhěn)
* 問話 / 问话 (wènhuà)
* 問諸水濱 / 问诸水滨
* 問路 / 问路 (wènlù)
* 問輸 / 问输
* 問道於盲 / 问道于盲
* 問遣 / 问遣
* 問遺 / 问遗
* 問長問短 / 问长问短 (wènchángwènduǎn)
* 問難 / 问难
* 問頭 / 问头
* 問題 / 问题 (wèntí)
* 問題兒童 / 问题儿童
* 問題劇 / 问题剧
* 問題少年 / 问题少年
* 問鼎 / 问鼎 (wèndǐng)
* 嘉問 / 嘉问
* 噓寒問暖 / 嘘寒问暖 (xūhánwènnuǎn)
* 國策顧問 / 国策顾问
* 垂問 / 垂问
* 執經問難 / 执经问难
* 大學問 / 大学问
* 天問 / 天问
* 套問 / 套问
* 好問 / 好问 (hàowèn)
* 存問 / 存问
* 學問 / 学问 (xuéwèn)
* 學問有素 / 学问有素
* 學問淵博 / 学问渊博
* 宋之問 / 宋之问
* 家問 / 家问
* 家庭訪問 / 家庭访问
* 審問 / 审问 (shěnwèn)
* 尋山問水 / 寻山问水
* 尋根問底 / 寻根问底
* 尋芳問柳 / 寻芳问柳 (xúnfāngwènliǔ)
* 尋花問柳 / 寻花问柳 (xúnhuāwènliǔ)
* 弔問 / 吊问 (diàowèn)
* 弔喪問疾 / 吊丧问疾
* 弔死問疾 / 吊死问疾
* 慰問 / 慰问 (wèiwèn)
* 慰問金 / 慰问金
* 打個問號 / 打个问号
* 打問 / 打问
* 打問訊 / 打问讯
* 扣問 / 扣问 (kòuwèn)
* 承問 / 承问
* 投石問路 / 投石问路 (tóushíwènlù)
* 按問 / 按问
* 拷問 / 拷问 (kǎowèn)
* 拿問 / 拿问 (náwèn)
* 探問 / 探问 (tànwèn)
* 推問 / 推问
* 掏問 / 掏问
* 捫心自問 / 扪心自问 (ménxīnzìwèn)
* 採風問俗 / 采风问俗
* 提問 / 提问 (tíwèn)
* 搜根問底 / 搜根问底
* 摘三問四 / 摘三问四
* 撫心自問 / 抚心自问 (fǔxīnzìwèn)
* 撫躬自問 / 抚躬自问 (fǔgōngzìwèn)
* 擿問 / 擿问
* 啟問 / 启问
* 明知故問 / 明知故问 (míngzhīgùwèn)
* 書目答問 / 书目答问
* 望聞問切 / 望闻问切 (wàngwénwènqiè)
* 查問 / 查问 (cháwèn)
* 案問 / 案问
* 根問 / 根问
* 楚莊問鼎 / 楚庄问鼎
* 榮問 / 荣问
* 榕壇問業 / 榕坛问业
* 此問彼難 / 此问彼难
* 每事問 / 每事问 (měishìwèn)
* 民生問題 / 民生问题
* 求田問舍 / 求田问舍
* 求神問卜 / 求神问卜 (qiúshénwènbǔ)
* 沒學問 / 没学问
* 泛問 / 泛问
* 治問 / 治问
* 淑問 / 淑问
* 潛圖問鼎 / 潜图问鼎
* 激問 / 激问
* 無人問津 / 无人问津 (wúrénwènjīn)
* 煩問 / 烦问
* 理問 / 理问
* 疑問 / 疑问 (yíwèn)
* 疑問代詞 / 疑问代词 (yíwèn dàicí)
* 疑問句 / 疑问句
* 疑問號 / 疑问号
* 發問 / 发问 (fāwèn)
* 白問 / 白问
* 盤問 / 盘问 (pánwèn)
* 盤根問底 / 盘根问底
* 瞅問 / 瞅问
* 社會問題 / 社会问题 (shèhuì wèntí)
* 程序問題 / 程序问题 (chéngxù wèntí)
* 究問 / 究问
* 策問 / 策问
* 答問 / 答问 (dáwèn)
* 答非所問 / 答非所问 (dáfēisuǒwèn)
* 素問 / 素问
* 細問 / 细问
* 絕問 / 绝问
* 置而不問 / 置而不问
* 老人問題 / 老人问题
* 考問 / 考问 (kǎowèn)
* 老齡問題 / 老龄问题
* 耕當問奴 / 耕当问奴
* 聘問 / 聘问
* 聞問 / 闻问
* 聲問 / 声问
* 臨問 / 临问
* 自問 / 自问 (zìwèn)
* 興師問罪 / 兴师问罪
* 舍本問末 / 舍本问末
* 衢室之問 / 衢室之问
* 觀風問俗 / 观风问俗
* 記問 / 记问
* 訊問 / 讯问 (xùnwèn)
* 訪問 / 访问 (fǎngwèn)
* 設問 / 设问 (shèwèn)
* 訪問團 / 访问团
* 訪問法 / 访问法
* 詢問 / 询问 (xúnwèn)
* 詰問 / 诘问 (jiéwèn)
* 試問 / 试问 (shìwèn)
* 調問 / 调问
* 請問 / 请问 (qǐngwèn)
* 讎問 / 雠问
* 責問 / 责问 (zéwèn)
* 質問 / 质问 (zhìwèn)
* 質疑問難 / 质疑问难
* 購問 / 购问
* 載酒問字 / 载酒问字
* 巡問 / 巡问
* 追問 / 追问 (zhuīwèn)
* 通問 / 通问 (tōngwèn)
* 逼問 / 逼问 (bīwèn)
* 過問 / 过问 (guòwèn)
* 釘問 / 钉问
* 雞鳴問寢 / 鸡鸣问寝
* 電話訪問 / 电话访问
* 青年問題 / 青年问题
* 音問 / 音问
* 音問兩絕 / 音问两绝
* 音問杳然 / 音问杳然
* 音問相繼 / 音问相继
* 顧問 / 顾问 (gùwèn)
* 飛蓬之問 / 飞蓬之问
* 體問 / 体问
* 黃帝素問 / 黄帝素问
* 黑人問題 / 黑人问题

### Further reading

* “問”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)
* question, inquiry

#### Readings

* Go-on: もん (mon, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ぶん (bun)
* Kun: とい (toi, 問い, Jōyō)、とう (tou, 問う, Jōyō)、とん (ton, 問, Jōyō $^†$)
* Nanori: はる (haru)

#### Compounds

* 問(もん)題(だい) (mondai)
* 問(もん)答(どう) (mondō)
* 問(と)う (tou)
* 不(ふ)問(もん) (fumon)
* 学(がく)問(もん) (gakumon)
* 質(しつ)問(もん) (shitsumon)
* 疑(ぎ)問(もん) (gimon)
* 一(いち)問(もん) (ichimon)
* 尋(じん)問(もん) (jinmon)
* 喚(かん)問(もん) (kanmon)
* 検(けん)問(もん) (kenmon)
* 詰(きつ)問(もん) (kitsumon)
* 拷(ごう)問(もん) (gōmon)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 問
* もん Grade: 3
* goon
From Middle Chinese 問 (MC mjunH).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mõ̞ɴ]

#### Counter

問(もん) • (-mon)
* counter for questions, problems

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 問
* とい Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 問 – see the following entry. :
| 【問とい】 | [noun] question, inquiry |
(This term, 問, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

## Korean
### Hanja

問 (eumhun 물을 문 (mureul mun))
* hanja form of 문 (“ask; question”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

問: Hán Nôm readings: vấn, vắn, vắng, vẩn, vặn
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