梭(suō)

11 strokes

(textiles) shuttle

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Character information

Pinyin
suō
Meaning
(textiles) shuttle
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 梭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木夋

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 夋 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

木mù夋qūn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 梭 step by step

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

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Words with 梭

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

mó摩suō梭

Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan

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suō梭hā哈

five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand")

Open 梭哈 page →
suō梭zǐ子

(textiles) shuttle; cartridge clip; classifier for bullet clips and bursts …

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lú卢suō梭

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Enlightenment philosopher

Open 卢梭 page →
chuān穿suō梭

to shuttle back and forth

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rì日yuè月rú如suō梭

the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!

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Related characters

From 梭’s common words

摩哈子卢穿日月如

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