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找

zhǎo
verb HSK 1 #94

Meanings

  1. 1 to look for
  2. 2 to find
  3. 3 to give change

Characters

找
zhǎo
to look for; to find
Hand radical 扌+ 戈 (halberd) — reaching out with a tool to search

Examples

你在找什么？
Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?
What are you looking for?
我找到了！
Wǒ zhǎodào le!
I found it!
请找我五块钱。
Qǐng zhǎo wǒ wǔ kuài qián.
Please give me five yuan in change.

Tips

usage
找 alone means 'to look for.' Add 到 to mean 'found': 我找他 (I'm looking for him) vs 我找到他了 (I found him).
usage
In shops, 找钱 means 'to give change.' 找你三块 means 'here's three yuan change for you.'

Stroke Order

找 zhǎo