索 — Chinese character
索
suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
- Pinyin
- suǒ
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 十 冖 糸
- Formation
- ideographic — A rope 糸 hanging from the ceiling 冖
- Japanese
- 索 as a kanji
Common words with 索
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 搜索 | sōu suǒ | to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth) |
| 线索 (線索) | xiàn suǒ | trail; clues |
| 检索 (檢索) | jiǎn suǒ | to retrieve (data); to look up |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply; to ponder |
| 索引 | suǒ yǐn | index |
| 搜索引擎 | sōu suǒ yǐn qíng | search engine |
| 勒索 | lè suǒ | to blackmail; to extort |
| 索取 | suǒ qǔ | to ask; to demand |
| 摸索 | mō suo | to feel about; to grope about |
| 索赔 (索賠) | suǒ péi | to ask for compensation; to claim damages |
| 绳索 (繩索) | shéng suǒ | rope |
English words written with 索
索 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 5 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 9
- Art of War 1.3
- Art of War 1.12
- Art of War 9.17
- Art of War 13.20
- Art of War 13.21
- Hexagram 51
- Mencius 3A.3
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
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