Chinese symbol for “search”
搜索
sōu suǒ
to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for search is 搜索 (sōu suǒ), defined as: to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “search”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搜 | sōu | to search; variant of 搜 (sōu) |
| 索 | suǒ | to search; to demand |
| 搜寻 (搜尋) | sōu xún | to search; to look for |
| 寻 (尋) | xún | to search; to look for |
| 搜查 | sōu chá | to search |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 搜索.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搜集 (蒐集) | sōu jí | to gather; to collect |
| 搜寻 (搜尋) | sōu xún | to search; to look for |
| 搜查 | sōu chá | to search |
| 搜索引擎 | sōu suǒ yǐn qíng | search engine |
| 搜救 | sōu jiù | search and rescue |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe |
| 线索 (線索) | xiàn suǒ | trail; clues |
| 检索 (檢索) | jiǎn suǒ | to retrieve (data); to look up |
See also: Japanese symbol for “search”.
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.