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索

suǒ

suǒ · saak3 (Jyutping)

  1. abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
  2. to search
  3. to demand
  4. to ask
  5. to exact
  6. large rope
  7. isolated
  8. surname Suo

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Character breakdown

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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