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索

suǒ

large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated

Strokes
10
Radical
糸
HSK
5
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 毕加索是一个有名的画家。

    Bì jiā suǒ shì yī gè yǒu míng de huà jiā

    Picasso is a famous artist.

  • 警方还毫无线索。

    Jǐng fāng hái háo wú xiàn suǒ

    The police still have no leads.

  • 她被视为日本的毕加索。

    Tā bèi shì wéi Rì běn de Bì jiā suǒ

    She is known as the Japanese Picasso.

  • 毕加索是个有名的艺术家。

    Bì jiā suǒ shì ge yǒu míng de yì shù jiā

    Picasso is a famous artist.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 索

  • 线索xiàn suǒ 4–3 trail; clues; thread (of a story)
  • 搜索sōu suǒ 1–3 to search (a place); to search (a database); to search for (sth)
  • 探索tàn suǒ 4–3 to explore; to probe
  • 索赔suǒ péi 3–2 to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages
  • 思索sī suǒ 1–3 to think deeply; to ponder
  • 摸索mō suo 1–5to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
  • 索性suǒ xìng 3–4 you might as well (do it); simply; just
  • 索取suǒ qǔ 3–3 → 2–3to ask; to demand
  • 利索lì suo 4–5nimble
  • 导火索dǎo huǒ suǒ 3–3–3 → 2–2–3fuse (for explosive)
  • 不假思索bù jiǎ sī suǒ 4–3–1–3(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip