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Chinese symbol for “query”

查询
chá xún
Traditional: 查詢
to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry

The closest CC-CEDICT match for query is 查询 (chá xún), defined as: to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query.

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

查 chá
to investigate, to examine, to look into
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
询 xún
to ask about, to inquire into; to consult
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 查询.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
检查 (檢查)jiǎn cháinspection; to examine
审查 (審查)shěn cháto examine; to investigate
查看chá kànto look over; to examine
普查pǔ chácensus; general survey
咨询 (咨詢)zī xúnvariant of 咨询 (zī xún)
询问 (詢問)xún wènto inquire; to ask about
质询 (質詢)zhì xúnto question; to enquire

See also: Japanese symbol for “query”.

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.

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