seek

To search for something with eyes  and hands 

Components

Meaning component
zhǎo hand, claw
Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmeːɡ
Unicodemek

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

seek Simplified

To search for something with eyes  and hands 

Components

Meaning component
zhǎo hand, claw
Meaning component
jiàn, xiàn, jian see

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode