Chinese symbol for “actually”
所
suǒ
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which
The closest CC-CEDICT match for actually is 所 (suǒ), defined as: actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “actually”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 实则 (實則) | shí zé | actually; in fact |
| 敢情 | gǎn qing | actually; as it turns out |
| 实在 (實在) | shí zài | really; actually |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 所.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 所谓 (所謂) | suǒ wèi | what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called |
| 所有人 | suǒ yǒu rén | everyone; owner |
| 有所 | yǒu suǒ | somewhat; to some extent |
| 厕所 (廁所) | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “actually”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.