找

zhǎo

to try to find

to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change

hand (扌) + halberd (戈) = sweep the area to find something

A soldier sweeps a halberd through the grass, hand probing every corner — searching. The hand acts; the weapon sweeps the search space.

扌+戈→找

戈HalberdSemantic

扌HandSemantic

骑马找马

qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

骑驴找马

qí lǘ zhǎo mǎ

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

骑驴找驴

qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ

lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)

不用找

bù yòng zhǎo

"keep the change" (restaurant expression)

找到

zhǎo dào

to find

自找

zì zhǎo

to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions

自找苦吃

zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself

自找麻烦

zì zhǎo má fan

to ask for trouble

寻找

xún zhǎo

to seek; to look for

找出

zhǎo chū

to find

找不自在

zhǎo bù zì zai

to ask for trouble

找上门

zhǎo shàng mén

to come to sb's door