讯 xùn news
news; information; to question; to interrogate
How to remember 讯: 讠 words + 卂 fly fast = news. The words of one text message fly fast around the village, and by noon everyone has heard the news.
Component breakdown
讯 = 讠 words + 卂 fly fast
- 讠 words
- 卂 fly fast
The words of one text message fly fast around the village, and by noon everyone has heard the news.
How it is used
- News/information - 通讯 (tōngxùn) communications/a news dispatch, 资讯 (zīxùn) information (esp. Taiwan/tech usage).
- 电讯 (diànxùn) = telecommunications; 短讯 = a short message; 音讯 = news/word (from someone).
- Second sense 'to interrogate': 审讯 (shěnxùn) to interrogate/try, 讯问 to question (legal).
- Distinct from homophone 迅 (xùn, swift).