Spot 叟
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
叟 component
sǒu · old man; elder
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 叟
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue叟Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 叟.
艘=
舟
瘦=
疒
搜=
扌
鄋=
+阝
嫂=
女
嗖=
口
溲=
氵
馊=
饣
飕=
风
锼=
钅
瞍=
目
螋=
虫
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 叟 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
瘦shòu
thin
HSK 3.0 · L3搜sōuHSK 3.0 · L5搜索sōusuǒto search
HSK 3.0 · L5艘sōuclassifier for ships
HSK 3.0 · L6搜集sōujíto gather
HSK 3.0 · L6嫂子sǎoziHSK 3.0 · L7-9搜查sōucháto search
HSK 3.0 · L7-9搜救sōujiùsearch and rescue
HSK 3.0 · L7-9搜寻sōuxúnto search
HSK 3.0 · L7-9兄嫂xiōng sǎoelder brother and his wife
军嫂jūn sǎoserviceman's wife
冷飕飕lěng sōu sōuchilling