访

訪

fǎng

方 + 讠

Definitions

fǎng (verb) to visit; to call on

fǎng (verb) to seek; to inquire; to investigate

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訪.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 方

About

访 is the simplified form of 訪, a phono-semantic compound. The speech radical 讠 (a simplification of 言) marks its connection to verbal communication, while 方 (fāng) supplies the pronunciation. The original sense was to consult or seek advice; later it came to mean visiting, calling on someone, or conducting an investigation or interview.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我去访问朋友。

Wǒ qù fǎngwèn péngyou.

I go to visit a friend.

记者采访了老师。

Jìzhě cǎifǎng le lǎoshī.

The journalist interviewed the teacher.

我们拜访了爷爷奶奶。

Wǒmen bàifǎng le yéye nǎinai.

We visited grandpa and grandma.

他经常访问那个网站。

Tā jīngcháng fǎngwèn nàge wǎngzhàn.

He often visits that website.

总统访问了中国和日本。

Zǒngtǒng fǎngwèn le Zhōngguó hé Rìběn.

The president visited China and Japan.

为了写报告，我采访了三位专家。

Wèile xiě bàogào, wǒ cǎifǎng le sān wèi zhuānjiā.

To write the report, I interviewed three experts.

在历史研究中，学者们广泛访查了古籍。

Zài lìshǐ yánjiū zhōng, xuézhě men guǎngfàn fǎngchá le gǔjí.

In historical research, scholars extensively consulted ancient books.

通过实地访察，他们获得了第一手资料。

Tōngguò shídì fǎngchá, tāmen huòdé le dì yī shǒu zīliào.

Through field investigation, they obtained first-hand information.

Related Characters

Component: 方

Component: 讠

访