索 suǒ

cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

HSK 5 10 strokes Radical 糸 Ideograph 11 words

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xiànsuǒ

trail; clues; thread (of a story)

sōusuǒ

to search (a place); to search (a database); to search for (sth)

tànsuǒ

to explore; to probe

suǒpéi

to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages

sīsuǒ

to think deeply; to ponder

mōsuo

to feel about; to grope about; to fumble

suǒqǔ

to ask; to demand

suǒxìng

you might as well (do it); simply; just

lìsuo

nimble

dǎohuǒsuǒ

fuse (for explosive)

bùjiǎsīsuǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip