搜

sōu
#1,562 most
frequent character
search, search out
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

搜 combines 扌, a hand, with 叟 sǒu, a torch-lit search. The hand part points to actions done with hands. It first meant to seek or explore, and later grew to gather or collect. 叟 also supplies the sound.

Drawn as: torch-lit search

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Example Sentences

我在网上搜资料。
wǒzài wǎngshàng sōu zīliào 。
I am searching for information online.
他在书店里搜找一本书。
tāzài shūdiàn lǐ sōu zhǎo yīběnshū 。
He is searching for a book in the bookstore.
警察正在搜查这栋建筑。
jǐngchá zhèngzài sōuzhā zhè dòng jiànzhù 。
The police are searching this building.

Words with similar meanings

查chá
to check
A more general term that also means to check or examine, often used in formal contexts.
寻找xúnzhǎo
to look for
Implies a more directed effort in searching for something specific.

Homophones

HSK 6
艘sōu
classifier for ships, Taiwan pr. sao1

Words Starting With 搜

搜索sōu suǒ
to search; to look for sth; to scour (search meticulously); to look sth up; internet search; database search

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