找

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找 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手戈 (QI), four-corner 5305₀, composition ⿰扌戈)

• 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

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.

Both “to seek” and “to give change” senses are attested since the Ming dynasty. The etymology is uncertain and it is unclear whether both senses are of the same origin. Compare 爪 (zhuǎ) and 抓 (zhuā).

找

1. to look for; to seek

   他決定出去找食物。 [MSC, trad.]
   他决定出去找食物。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā juédìng chūqù zhǎo shíwù. [Pinyin]

   He decided to go out to search for food.

   你找過沙發後面了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   你找过沙发后面了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   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

   我想我能給你找到合適的尺碼。 [MSC, trad.]
   我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎng wǒ néng gěi nǐ zhǎo dào héshì de chǐmǎ. [Pinyin]

   I think I can find the right size for you.

   我在一輛旅行車旁邊找到了一個車位。 [MSC, trad.]
   我在一辆旅行车旁边找到了一个车位。 [MSC, simp.]

   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

2. 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?

   為什麼���找我幫忙？ [MSC, trad.]
   为什么要找我帮忙？ [MSC, simp.]

   Wèishénme yào zhǎo wǒ bāngmáng? [Pinyin]

   Why do you(/they) want me specifically to help?

3. 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.

   找返你三個六。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   找返你三个六。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zaau² faan¹ nei⁵ saam¹ go³ luk⁶. [Jyutping]

   $3.60 is your change.

4. to make up (a deficiency)

   找卡數／找卡数 [Cantonese]  ―  zaau² kaat¹ sou³ [Jyutping]  ―  to repay credit card debt

5. (Northern Wu, specifically) to look for; to search for (a job, a partner, etc

   找對象／找对象 [Shanghainese]  ―  ⁵tsau ⁵te-zhian₆ [Wugniu]  ―  to look for a romantic partner

• (to give change): (Hokkien, Teochew) 拄 (zhǔ)

• 求 (qiú)

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. to look for
2. to seek
3. to make change

• 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)

找 (eumhun 채울 조 (chae'ul jo))

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找 (eumhun 삿대질할 화 (satdaejilhal hwa))

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

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