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sǒu

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sǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sǒu | sou3
English translation
old man; elder

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About sǒu

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

sǒu

Contains the radical

yòu

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

A hand  yòu holding up a candle, representing failing vision

Etymology of sǒu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿻臼丨又

Explanation

Depicts a hand ( yòu ) holding a torch ( Huǒ ) in a dark room ( gài ) looking for something. Original form of the character sōu .

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Words with sǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
sǒu old man sǒu
乔叟 Qiáo sǒu Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集 Kǎn tè bó léi Gù shì Jí [Kǎn​tè​bó​léi​Gù​shì​Jí]喬叟
童叟无欺 tóng sǒu wú qī Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.童叟無欺

sǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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