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索
suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
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A rope 糸 hanging from the ceiling 冖
HSK 5
10 strokes
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⿱⿱十冖糸
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Words Using 索 (135)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
搜索
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sōusuǒ
to search / to look for sth / to scour (search meticulously) / to look sth up / Internet search / database search
5
sōusuǒ
搜索
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HSK 5
to search / to look for sth / to scour (search meticulously) / to look sth up / Internet search / database search
探索
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tànsuǒ
to explore / to probe
6
tànsuǒ
探索
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HSK 6
to explore / to probe
思索
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sīsuǒ
to think deeply / to ponder
6
sīsuǒ
思索
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HSK 6
to think deeply / to ponder
索取
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suǒqǔ
to ask / to demand
6
suǒqǔ
索取
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HSK 6
to ask / to demand
摸索
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mōsuo
to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly
6
mōsuo
摸索
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HSK 6
to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly
索性
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suǒxìng
you might as well (do it) / simply / just
6
suǒxìng
索性
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HSK 6
you might as well (do it) / simply / just
线索
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xiànsuǒ
trail / clues / thread (of a story)
6
xiànsuǒ
线索
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HSK 6
trail / clues / thread (of a story)
索
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Suǒ
surname Suo / abbr. for [[索馬里|索马里<Suǒmǎlǐ>]], Somalia
Suǒ
索
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surname Suo / abbr. for [[索馬里|索马里<Suǒmǎlǐ>]], Somalia
索
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suǒ
to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated
suǒ
索
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to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated
勒索
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lèsuǒ
to blackmail / to extort
lèsuǒ
勒索
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to blackmail / to extort