找 (zhǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “to look for”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 戈 (dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 戈
Left–right structure
- 扌 hand (radical form) · shǒu meaning
- 戈 dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62 · gē unknown
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（笔画数据核验：扌 3 画 + 戈 4 画 = 7 画）
Memory aid
A hand (扌) holding a dagger-axe (戈), poking through the undergrowth: you are looking for something you lost.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 寻找xún zhǎoto look for; to search for找 = zhǎo
- 找到zhǎo dàoto find; to locate (successfully)找 = zhǎo
Go deeper
All readings
to look for
to look for; to search for; to seek out; to give change (money)
为了得到人或东西而查看、寻求；也指多收的钱退还给对方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 寻找xún zhǎoto look for; to search for找 = zhǎo
- 找到zhǎo dàoto find; to locate (successfully)找 = zhǎo
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 找 mean?
找 (zhǎo) means to look for; to search for; to seek out; to give change (money).
How do you pronounce 找?
It is pronounced zhǎo.
What parts is 找 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 戈 (dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62), side by side. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（笔画数据核验：扌 3 画 + 戈 4 画 = 7 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 找 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 找?
手. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 找?
Common ones are 寻找 and 找到. The reading of 找 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.