Meaning
to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
Chinese: 询问、请求。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “suo” becomes a different word in each tone. 索 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 线索xiàn suǒtrail; clues; thread (of a story)
- 搜索sōu suǒto search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
- 探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe
- 索赔suǒ péito ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages
- 思索sī suǒto think deeply; to ponder
Example Sentence
遇到难题，我们要积极思索。Yù dào nán tí, wǒ men yào jī jí sī suǒ.When facing a difficult problem, we should think actively.
遇到Yù dàoto meet难题nán tídifficult problem，我们wǒ menwe要yàoto want积极jī jíactive思索sī suǒto think deeply。