访问
fǎngwèn · HSK 3
visit
🚪 访 = speech 讠 + 方 (direction); 问 = ask. Speak toward someone to ask = visit
访 combines 讠(speech) with 方(direction/place), suggesting going somewhere to speak. 问 means to ask. Together: going to speak and ask — a visit or interview.
问 — gate 门 (phonetic) + mouth 口 (semantic)
问 is a phono-semantic compound. The 口 (mouth) on the inside gives the meaning—using the mouth to ask—while 门 (gate/door) supplies the sound, close to 'mén/wèn'. The traditional form 問 places 口 inside 門, vividly suggesting speaking through a doorway to inquire.