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search

HSK 5

Human →Actions

sōu

ソウ、シュ、シュウ

さが.す

수

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 叟 represents the sound. Originally written as 叟.

Components

扌 hand (side)+ 叟 man =

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扌 Meaning component

shou hand (side)

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

叟 Phonetic component

sǒu man

old man

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

搜

Regular

Modern

Chinese

搜 [sōu]

to search

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (44)

搜索 [sōusuǒ] #2,434

to search (a place)

搜查 [sōuchá] #1,726

搜寻 [sōuxún] #4,571

搜寻 [sōuxún] #4,571

搜集 [sōují] #7,358

搜狐 [Sōuhú] #11,211

Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company

搜捕 [sōubǔ] #10,915

to hunt and arrest (fugitives)

搜身 [sōushēn] #16,393

to do a body search

搜罗 [sōuluó] #36,653

搜罗 [sōuluó] #36,653

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KOREAN WORDS (2)