访 meaning and stroke order
To visit; to inquire, to ask
How to write 访, stroke by stroke
6 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 访
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to seek by inquiry
- (bound form) to visit; to call on
How 访 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 方 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 访
访 combines 讠 (speech) with 方 (fāng), which gives the sound. Picture yourself going to a place (方 can mean "place") to talk with someone: you visit and ask questions.
访 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 访问 (fǎngwèn), 拜访 (bàifǎng) and 采访 (cǎifǎng) rather than alone. 访问 is also the everyday word for accessing a website. Example: 记者采访了这位老师。(Jìzhě cǎifǎng le zhè wèi lǎoshī.) The reporter interviewed this teacher.
Common mistake: Learners often read 访 as fāng because of its phonetic part 方, but the tone is third tone, fǎng. Also do not mix it up with 防 (fáng, to guard), which has the same 方 but the 阝 side instead of 讠.
Common words with 访
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 访问 | fǎngwèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a n | HSK 3 |
| 采访 | cǎifǎng | to interview; to gather news | HSK 4 |
| 拜访 | bàifǎng | to pay a visit; to call on | HSK 5 |
| 出访 | chūfǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation | HSK 6 |
| 来访 | láifǎng | to pay a visit | HSK 7-9 |
| 访谈 | fǎngtán | to visit and discuss; to interview | HSK 7-9 |
| 互访 | hùfǎng | exchange visits | HSK 7-9 |
| 访客 | fǎngkè | visitor; caller | |
| 探访 | tànfǎng | to seek by inquiry or search; to call on | |
| 造访 | zàofǎng | (formal) to visit; to pay a visit | |
| 到访 | dàofǎng | to pay a visit | |
| 专访 | zhuānfǎng | to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic); special interview | |
| 走访 | zǒufǎng | to visit; to go around visiting (people or places) |
访 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 访
How many strokes are in 访?
访 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 访 mean?
访 (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 访?
访 is pronounced fǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 访?
The radical of 访 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 访 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 访?
The traditional form of 访 is 訪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 访 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 访 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 访 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 访问 and 拜访?
访问 is neutral and can be used for people, countries or websites, often in formal or official contexts. 拜访 is polite and respectful, used when you personally call on someone, like a teacher or client.
Can I say 我访我朋友 to mean I visit my friend?
No, 访 does not stand alone in modern speech like that. In casual speech say 我去看朋友 (wǒ qù kàn péngyou), or use 拜访 in a more polite setting.