搜sōu
to search. 12 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 搜
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–12 write 叟.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 搜 · the stroke-order rules
What 搜 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 叟 (sǒu, old man).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 叟 carries the sound.
Words that use 搜
| 搜 | to search 指到处寻找想要的东西 他们通过数据库搜求文献。They searched for literature through the database. Lesson 488, 求索明思 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience |
| 搜索 | to search (systematically) 指全面细致地寻找目标 他们严密搜索科学证据。They searched for scientific evidence thoroughly. Lesson 488, 求索明思 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience |
Characters that share the sound part 叟
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.