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Chinese symbol for “interrogation”

问讯
wèn xùn
Traditional: 問訊
interrogation; greeting

The closest CC-CEDICT match for interrogation is 问讯 (wèn xùn), defined as: interrogation; greeting.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

问 wèn
to ask about, to inquire after
radical 169 ⾨ · 6 strokes
讯 xùn
news, information; to question, to interrogate
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “interrogation”

WordPinyinMeaning
疑问 (疑問)yí wènquestion; interrogation
审讯 (審訊)shěn xùninquest; trial
问号 (問號)wèn hàoquestion mark (punct.); unknown factor
预审 (預審)yù shěnpreliminary hearing; interrogation (of a suspect)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 问讯.

WordPinyinMeaning
问题 (問題)wèn tíquestion; problem
访问 (訪問)fǎng wènto visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc)
顾问 (顧問)gù wènadviser; consultant
询问 (詢問)xún wènto inquire; to ask about
请问 (請問)qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
疑问 (疑問)yí wènquestion; interrogation
资讯 (資訊)zī xùninformation
通讯 (通訊)tōng xùncommunications; news story

See also: Japanese symbol for “interrogation”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.