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IDENTITY

zhǎoto look for; to give change

HSK 1Top 150

CORE MEANING

to look for; to give change

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to look forHSK1
  2. 2.to give changeHSK3

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
hand radical (shǒu)
strokes
7
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰扌戈
    • hand
    • gives the sound zhǎo (historical)

USAGE

Common words

找到zhǎodàoto find
找钱zhǎoqiánto give change

Graded examples

  • 我找到我的书了。Wǒ zhǎodào wǒ de shū le.HSK2

    I found my book.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

The hand (扌) probing with a spear (戈) — searching for things.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#150
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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