Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “sou”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
sōu
艘
sōu
搜measure word for ships or vessels
15 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6sōu
鄋to seek, to search, to investigate
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5sōu
嗖a county in Shandong province
11 strokessōu
溲a whizzing sound
12 strokessōu
馊to urinate
12 strokessōu
飕spoiled, rotten
12 strokessōu
蒐a chill breeze
13 strokessōu
锼collect, gather, assemble
14 strokessōu
螋to carve
14 strokessōu
餿earwig, millipede, spider
15 strokessōu
颼spoiled, rotten
17 strokessōu
a chill breeze
18 strokes3
Third tone
sǒu
4
Fourth tone
sòu
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