访 (fǎng) — (bound form) to visit, to call on; (bound form) to seek by inquiry, to investigate
Definition
访 (fǎng) is a bound form meaning 'to visit' or 'to call on' — it never stands alone. It combines with verbs like 拜 (bài), 采 (cǎi), or 看 (kàn) to form set phrases such as 拜访, 采访, or 看访.
bound form
to visitto call onto seek by inquiryto investigate
Examples
- 。Xià ge yuè wǒ yào qù běi jīng fǎng wèn yì xiē lǎo péng you.Next month I'm going to Beijing to visit some old friends.
- 。Jì zhě zhèng zài cǎi fǎng jǐ wèi zhuān jiā.The journalist is interviewing several experts.
- 。Wǒ men míng tiān qù bài fǎng zhāng lǎo shī.We are going to pay a visit to Teacher Zhang tomorrow.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 訪; 访 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 訪 pairs 言 (talk) with 方 to give the sound; the simplified 访 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical part.
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