索

suǒ

Radical: 糸 ideographic

Components & Etymology

索 decomposes into the following components:

十 冖 糸

Words containing 索

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 索.

伊索
yī suǒ
Aesop (trad. 620-560 BC), Greek slave and story-teller, reported author of Aesop's fables
利索
lì suo
nimble
勒索
lè suǒ
to blackmail
吊索
diào suǒ
rope tackle hanging from a mast
套索
tào suǒ
a lasso
思索
sī suǒ
think deeply
披索
pī suǒ
Peso (currency in Lat. Amer.)
拿索
ná suǒ
探索
tàn suǒ
to explore
推索
tuī suǒ
to inquire into
搜索
sōu suǒ
to search
摸索
mō suo
to feel about

Related characters (radical 糸)

Characters that share the radical 糸.

糸 系 紊 素 紥 紧 紫 紮 累 絛 絜 絮 絷 綦 綮 緊 縈 縣 縻 繁 繇 繫 纂 纍

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