问 (wèn) · to ask

问 (wèn) means “to ask”. It is made of 门 + 口 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 问 into its parts

What 问 is made of

• 门 mén — door
  • 丶 — dot
  • 丨 — vertical stroke
• 口 kǒu — mouth
  • 冂 — frame
    • 丨 — vertical stroke
  • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 门 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

问 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 问

• 请问qǐngwènmay I ask
• 问路wènlùto ask the way
• 问题wèntíquestion
• 访问fǎngwènto visit
• 提问tíwènto ask a question
• 问候wènhòuto greet
• 学问xuéwènknowledge
• 疑问yíwènquestion
• 询问xúnwènto inquire
• 反问fǎnwènto ask back
• 顾问gùwènadviser
• 过问guòwènto concern oneself with
• 慰问wèiwènto visit and comfort
• 问世wènshìto come out

Also built with 门

• 们menplural suffix
• 闪shǎnto dodge
• 闭bìto shut
• 闯chuǎngto rush
• 闲xiánfence
• 间jiānmeasure word for rooms
• 闷mèngloomy
• 闹nàonoisy
• 闻wénto smell
• 阂héseparated
• 阅yuèto examine
• 阐chǎnto disclose

Quick facts

Questions about 问