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sōu suǒ

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sōu suǒ · sau2 saak3 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

搜

Meaning
search, seek; investigate
Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Components
⿰扌叟
Cangjie
QHXE
Four-corner
5704.7

索

Meaning
large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
Radical
糸
Strokes
10
Components
⿱⿱十冖糸
Cangjie
JBVIF
Four-corner
4090.3

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