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6 strokes11 strokes
Character #112 · The First 1000

wèn

ask

to ask; to inquire

Strokes
611
TraditionalSimplified
問 问
Poster cell
AB4
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • qǐngwèn Excuse me, may I ask...?
  • wèntí question
  • wènlù to ask for directions
  • fǎngwèn to visit
  • tíwèn to question
  • xuéwèn learning
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 问問

Write 问問 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, wèn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AB4 · 28 × 36 grid

问問 is #112 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 问 mean in English?
问 (wèn) means "ask": to ask; to inquire.
How do you pronounce 问?
问 is pronounced wèn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄨㄣˋ.
How many strokes does 问 have?
The simplified form, 问, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 問, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 问?
The traditional form of 问 is 問. 问 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 問 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 问?
Common words that use 问 include 请问 (qǐngwèn, Excuse me, may I ask...?), 问题 (wèntí, question), 问路 (wènlù, to ask for directions), 访问 (fǎngwèn, to visit).
How common is 问?
问 is number 112 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AB4 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.