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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)

搜集
sōují
to gather
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
搜救犬
sōujiùquǎn
search and rescue dog
搜寻引擎
sōuxúnyǐnqíng
Internet search engine

Metadata

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

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