糸
Primary radical
糸 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 索.
CHINESE CHARACTER
索 (suǒ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquireHSK 510 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
十 · 冖 · 糸
Visible components
索 is decomposed as ⿱⿱十冖糸.
STROKES · 10
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 索 in 10 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 索
HSK 5 · to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
HSK 6 · to explore; to probe
HSK 6 · trail; clues; thread (of a story)
HSK 7-9 · (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
HSK 7-9 · fuse (for explosive)
HSK 7-9 · nimble
Examples using 索
援救人员为了找到孩子，仔细搜索了那个区域。
Yuán jiù rén yuán wèi le zhǎo dào hái zi， zǐ xì sōu suǒ le nà ge qū yù。The rescuers searched the surroundings in hopes of finding the child.
警方没有发现任何线索。
Jǐng fāng méi yǒu fā xiàn rèn hé xiàn suǒ。The police didn't find any clues.
汤姆不假思索脱口而出。
Tāng mǔ bù jiǎ sī suǒ tuō kǒu ér chū。Tom speaks without thinking.
FAQ
What does 索 (suǒ) mean in Chinese?
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
How do you write 索 in stroke order?
索 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 索?
糸 is the radical in 索. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 索?
搜索 (sōusuǒ): to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth); 探索 (tànsuǒ): to explore; to probe; 线索 (xiànsuǒ): trail; clues; thread (of a story).