suǒ

large rope

Pictograph of two hands () twisting together a long rope (). The meaning later expanded to "search" and "demand".

Components
廾 iconic component

  Iconic component

gǒng

  

two hands

Depicts two hands twisting a rope.

糸 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

silk

Evolution

索 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
索 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
索 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
索 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
索 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

suǒ

large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated; to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope

 

Suǒ

surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ​mǎ​lǐ], Somalia

Most common words with 索
Freq.
Word
Meaning

线索

trail

搜索

to search (a place)

探索

to explore

to search

索尼

Sony

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)