找 meaning in English

zhǎo

to try to find; to look for

HSK 1verb7 strokes

Meaning of 找

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhǎo

to try to find
to look for
to call on sb
to find
to seek
to return
to give change

How to use 找

找 is an everyday verb for looking for things or people, and it also means to visit someone or to give change. Add 到 to show success: 我找到了 (wǒ zhǎodào le) means I found it. For example, 你找谁？ (nǐ zhǎo shéi?) means Who are you looking for?

找 (zhǎo) has the hand radical 扌 on the left and 戈 (gē, spear) on the right, but notice 找 has one fewer stroke than 我 (wǒ). Picture a hand groping around in the dark, trying to find something.

Common mistake: Learners often write 找 like 我 (wǒ, I) by adding an extra stroke. 找 has the hand radical 扌 with 戈, while 我 has a different left side. Also, 找 alone means to look for, so use 找到 (zhǎodào) when you mean you actually found it.

找 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ为wèi什shén么me找zhǎo不bú到dào你nǐ？

Why can't I find you?

我wǒ想xiǎng让ràng你nǐ找zhǎo到dào他tā们men。

I want you to find them.

我wǒ能néng找zhǎo到dào的de都dōu在zài那nà。

That's all I could find.

我wǒ找zhǎo到dào你nǐ了le，没méi有yǒu么me？

I found you, didn't I?

我wǒ就jiù是shì你nǐ要yào找zhǎo的de人rén。

I'm the one you want.

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找 zhǎo · to try to find · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 找.

找到	zhǎodào	to find
找出	zhǎochū	to find; to search out
寻找	xúnzhǎo	to seek; to look for
查找	cházhǎo	to search for; to look up
找回	zhǎohuí	to retrieve
找死	zhǎosǐ	to court death; to take a big risk
找寻	zhǎoxún	to look for; to seek
自找	zìzhǎo	to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it
找麻烦	zhǎomáfan	to look for trouble
找遍	zhǎobiàn	to search everywhere; to search high and low
自找麻烦	zìzhǎomáfan	to ask for trouble; to invite difficulties
找不着	zhǎobuzháo	to be unable to find

Questions about 找

What does 找 mean?

找 (zhǎo) means "to try to find; to look for" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 找?

找 is made of 1 character: 找 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 找 an HSK word?

Yes. 找 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I use 找 to talk about giving change?

In shops, 找 means to give back change. A cashier might say 找你五块 (zhǎo nǐ wǔ kuài), which means Here is five yuan change for you. The noun for change is 零钱 (língqián).

What is the difference between 找 and 寻找?

找 (zhǎo) is short, casual and used in daily speech. 寻找 (xúnzhǎo) is more formal or written and often used for serious searches, like 寻找答案 (xúnzhǎo dá'àn), to seek an answer.