TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
尋
ㄒㄩㄣˊ · xún
verb — to search for, look for; to seek out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
彐形one hand, above
Two hands (彐 above, 寸 below) draw a cord (工) out to its full span, a mouth (口) calling as they go — the old measure of a 尋, both arms outstretched. From paying out and following the line comes the sense of searching, tracing a thing to its end: 尋找、尋求.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩手（彐、寸）把線（工）拉到兩臂全開，順著它一路找下去。
Two hands (彐, 寸) pay the cord (工) out to the full reach of both arms, and follow it to find what lies at the end.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)尋— a span of eight 尺, both arms outstretched
→尋找— to look for, search常用
⇒尋求— to seek, pursue
⇒追尋— to track down, chase after
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension