所

suǒ
HSK 5
#54 most
frequent character
actually, place
noun
Measure Word
conjunction
Measure words:个 gè

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

所 pairs 戶 hù as a sound part with 斤 axe as the picture part. Its first meaning was the sound of an axe chopping a tree. Later 'place' was borrowed only for the sound, and from there came '(that) which'.

Drawn as: axe

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Example Sentences

这是我所住的地方。
zhè shì wǒ suǒ zhù de dìfāng 。
This is the place where I live.
他所做的事情很有意义。
tāsuǒ zuòde shìqíng hěnyǒu yìyì 。
What he does is very meaningful.
我所喜欢的书是这本。
wǒ suǒ xǐhuān de shū shì zhè běn 。
The book I like is this one.

Grammar Points

HSK 6
Using the "suo" structure
HSK 5
Expressing "so-called" with "suowei"

Homophones

索suǒ
to search, to demand, to ask

Words Starting With 所

所以suǒ yǐ
therefore; as a result; so
所有suǒ yǒu
all; to have; to possess; to own
所谓suǒ wèi
so-called; what is called

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House, Home & Living
Rooms, household items, renting, owning, basic utilities, neighborhoods.
Advanced HSK5 Terms
Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.
Measure Words
Commonly used measure words (个, 张, 本, etc.) across various contexts.
HSK 5
All words for the HSK 5 test