嗦 Strokes Write it Listen 嗦 suo to suck HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening索soundsuǒcable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 索 suǒ hints at the sound.