找 zhǎo — to look for, to seek

Meanings

1. 1

   to look for, to seek

   To search for something or someone. 找 is the looking; the finding is 找到, with the result complement 到 attached.

   verb
2. 2

   to want to see someone, to call on

   verb

Character breakdown

• 找

  zhǎo (third tone, dipping)

  to look for, to seek; to call on somebody; to give change

  7 strokes⿰扌戈Radical 手

Example sentences

• 我在找我的手机。/我在找我的手機。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) zhǎo (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) shǒujī. (third tone, dipping)···

  I’m looking for my phone.

• 有人找你。Yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) zhǎo (third tone, dipping) nǐ. (third tone, dipping)···

  Somebody’s here to see you.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我找了我的手机，它在房间里。

  Correct我找到我的手机了，它在房间里。

  找 only says you searched; it does not say you succeeded. Add 到 to report the result: 找到 means you actually found it.

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