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问 — to ask; to inquire

Pinyin
wèn
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 问: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

问 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 问 in the HSK syllabus: 18

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?HSK 1
  2. 问wènto ask; to inquireHSK 1
  3. 问题wèntíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
  4. 访问fǎngwènto visit; to call on; to visit; to accessHSK 5
  5. 提问tíwènto question; to quiz; to grillHSK 5
  6. 问卷wènjuànquestionnaireHSK 5
  7. 询问xúnwènto inquire; to ask aboutHSK 5
  8. 疑问yíwènquestion; interrogation; doubtHSK 5
  9. 顾问gùwènadviser; consultantHSK 6
  10. 学问xuéwenlearning; knowledge; scholarshipHSK 6
  11. 不耻下问bùchǐ-xiàwènnot feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinatesHSK 7–9
  12. 反问fǎnwènto ask in replyHSK 7–9
  13. 过问guòwènto show an interest in; to get involved withHSK 7–9
  14. 慰问wèiwènto express sympathy, greetings, consolation etcHSK 7–9
  15. 问候wènhòuto give one's respects; to send a greetingHSK 7–9
  16. 问世wènshìto be published; to come outHSK 7–9
  17. 质问zhìwènto question; to ask questions; to inquireHSK 7–9
  18. 追问zhuīwènto question closely; to investigate in detailHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.