TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
詢
ㄒㄩㄣˊ · xún
verb — to ask, consult, inquire
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Speech (言) with 旬 xún on the right for the sound — 旬 is a round of ten days, and asking goes round and round seeking an answer. To consult: 詢問、查詢.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一句句話（言）問過去，一圈圈（旬）繞著打聽——詢。
Question after question (言), circling round and round (旬) for an answer — inquiring.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)詢問— to ask, inquire常用
→查詢、諮詢— to look up; to consult常用
⇒徵詢— to seek opinion, canvass
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension