搜(sōu)

HSK 512 strokes

to search

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Character information

Pinyin
sōu
Meaning
to search; variant of 搜
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 搜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌叟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 叟 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu叟sǒu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 搜 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 搜

Common words using 搜 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sōu搜suǒ索
HSK 5

to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

Open 搜索 page →
sōu搜xún寻
HSK 7-9

to search; to look for

Open 搜寻 page →
sōu搜jiù救
HSK 7-9

search and rescue

Open 搜救 page →
sōu搜chá查
HSK 7-9

to search

Open 搜查 page →
sōu搜jí集
HSK 7-9

to gather; to collect

Open 搜集 page →
qíng情sōu搜

intelligence gathering

Open 情搜 page →
sōu搜guā刮

to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry

Open 搜刮 page →
rén人ròu肉sōu搜suǒ索

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resultin…

Open 人肉搜索 page →

Related characters

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From 搜’s common words

索寻救查集情刮人

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