訪 meaning and stroke order
To visit; to inquire, to ask
How to write 訪, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 訪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to seek by inquiry
- (bound form) to visit; to call on
How 訪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 方 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 訪
訪 combines 言 (speech) with 方 (fāng), which gives the sound. Think of going to a place to talk with someone and ask questions: visiting and inquiring both involve speech.
訪 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 访问 (fǎngwèn, to visit; to access a website), 采访 (cǎifǎng, to interview) and 拜访 (bàifǎng, to pay a visit). These words sound formal or official. Example: 记者采访了市长。(Jìzhě cǎifǎng le shìzhǎng.) The reporter interviewed the mayor.
Common mistake: Learners often use 访问 for casually dropping by a friend's home, where 去朋友家玩 or 看朋友 sounds more natural. Also note the tone: 訪 is third tone (fǎng), while its sound part 方 is first tone (fāng).
Common words with 訪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 訪問 | fǎngwèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a n | HSK 3 |
| 採訪 | cǎifǎng | to interview; to gather news | HSK 4 |
| 拜訪 | bàifǎng | to pay a visit; to call on | HSK 5 |
| 出訪 | chūfǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation | HSK 6 |
| 來訪 | láifǎng | to pay a visit | HSK 7-9 |
| 訪談 | fǎngtán | to visit and discuss; to interview | HSK 7-9 |
| 互訪 | hùfǎng | exchange visits | HSK 7-9 |
| 訪客 | fǎngkè | visitor; caller | |
| 探訪 | tànfǎng | to seek by inquiry or search; to call on | |
| 造訪 | zàofǎng | (formal) to visit; to pay a visit | |
| 到訪 | dàofǎng | to pay a visit | |
| 專訪 | zhuānfǎng | to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic); special interview | |
| 走訪 | zǒufǎng | to visit; to go around visiting (people or places) |
Questions about 訪
How many strokes are in 訪?
訪 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 訪 mean?
訪 (fǎng) means to visit; to inquire, to ask. A common word with it is 访问 (fǎngwèn), meaning "to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a n".
How do you pronounce 訪?
訪 is pronounced fǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 訪?
The radical of 訪 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 訪 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 訪?
訪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 访, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 访问 and 拜访?
访问 is broader and can mean an official visit or accessing a website. 拜访 is polite and respectful, used when you call on a person, such as a teacher or client.
How do you say visitor using 訪?
You can say 访客 (fǎngkè), which is common on signs and in apps, for example 访客登记 (visitor registration). In everyday speech, 客人 (kèrén) for a guest is also very common.