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搜
sōu
1. to search
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

搜
sōu
to seek, to search, to investigate
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

搜刮
sōuguā
to rake in (money)
搜寻
sōuxún
to search
搜括
sōukuò
see [[搜刮<sōuguā>]]
搜捕
sōubǔ
to hunt and arrest (fugitives)
搜救
sōujiù
search and rescue
搜查
sōuchá
to search
搜检
sōujiǎn
to search out
搜求
sōuqiú
to seek
搜狐
Sōuhú
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
搜狗
Sōugǒu
Sougou (searching dog) search engine, www.sogou.com
搜获
sōuhuò
to find
搜索
sōusuǒ
to search
HSK 5
搜罗
sōuluó
to gather
搜证
sōuzhèng
search warrant
搜身
sōushēn
to do a body search
搜集
sōují
to gather
搜救犬
sōujiùquǎn
search and rescue dog
搜狐网
SōuhúWǎng
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
搜神记
SōushénJì
In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by [[干寶|干宝<GānBǎo>]] in Jin dynasty
人肉搜索
rénròusōusuǒ
human flesh search

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,563
Word Frequency Rank
2,298 of 84,292

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