Memory phrase for the character: 索

索

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Meaning

rope, to search, to demand, to ask

Pronunciation

 suǒ

Explanation

 From top: ten 十, cover 冖, thread 糸

Mnemonic
 
Under ten layers of threads, I search a rope.

Radicals

糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
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 Vocabulary

探索 tàn suǒ  to explore; to probe; commonly used in names of publications or documentaries
摸索 mō suo  to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
搜索 sōu suǒ  to search; to look for sth; to scour (search meticulously); to look sth up; internet search; database search
索赔 suǒ péi  to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages
吊索 diào suǒ  rope tackle hanging from a mast; crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning)
搜索引擎 sōu suǒ yǐn qíng  Internet search engine
澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī  to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault; to nitpick
澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī  

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