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[1] thick rope; cable [2] look for; search; explore [3] ask for; demand; claim [4] alone; lonely; solitary [5] dull; insipid; uninteresting [6] tighten; squeeze; twist [7] [粵] to breathe in; sniff [8] [粵]very attractive; sexy [9] In Mahjong, the "bamboo" tiles (which actually represent money rope stings) "sok3" is the usual Cantonese pronunciation for all occasions; "saak3" can be alternatively used for definitions [2] and [3].
 Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
Radical: 糸 (#120)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 素 |
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求索
kau4 saak3 = to search for sth; to seek; to quest; to explore
摸索
mo2 sok3 = to feel about; to grope about ; to fumble; to do things slowly
利索
lei6 sok3 = nimble; agile; dextrous
索償
sok3 soeng4 = claim compensation
索性
sok3 sing3 = without hesitation
索引
saak3 jan5 = index
索油
sok3 jau4 = to get fresh 粵
思索
si1 sok3 = to ponder; to think deeply
搜索
sau2 saak3 = to search
線索
sin3 sok3 = trail; clues; story thread
探索
taam3 sok3/saak3 = quest; probe; exploration; to explore
勒索
lak6 sok3 = [1] to blackmail; [2] to extort; extortion
三索綫
saam1 sok3 sin3 = copperhead racer (rat snake)
三索線
saam1 sok3 sin3 = copperhead racer (rat snake)
檢索
gim2 sok3 = search
絃索
jin4 sok3 = stringed instruments (collectively)
索氣
sok3 hei3 = gasp for breath; strenuous 粵
不加思索
bat1 gaa1 si1 sok3 = without thinking; without hesitation; readily; offhand 國
檢索表
gim2 saak3 /sok3 biu2 = key (table for decoding)
索道
sok3 dou6 = rope-way, cable-way
零星落索
ling4 sing1 lok6 sok3 = scattered here and there; in disorder 粵
披索
pei1 sok3 = a peso
鋼索
gong3 sok3 = a tightrope, a tightwire (lit., "steel rope")
綫索
sin3 sok3 = clue
繩索
sing4 sok3 = a rope
好索
hou2 sok3 = very hot or sexy (girl); [國] 辣妹 粵
不假思索
bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 = without due consideration 國
索取
saak3 ceoi2 = ask for; demand, exact, extort
開天索價
hoi1 tin1 sok3 gaa3 = ask for a sky-high price 粵
型男索女
jing4 naam4 sok3 neoi5*2 = charming boys and girls; fashionable guys and gals 粵
索女
sok3 neoi5*2 = sexy girl; [國] 辣妹 粵
按圖索驥
on3 tou4 saak3 kei3 = try to locate sth by following up a clue
摸索期
mo2 sok3 kei4 = trail and error period
索尼
sok3 nei4 = Sony
索賠
sok3 pui4 = claims, to ask for compensation
索K
sok3 kei1 = do special k; take ketamine hydrochloride 粵
申索
san1 sok3 = claim
索契冬季奧運會
sok3 kai3 dung1 gwai3 ou3 wan6 wui6 = Sochi Winter Olympics
索契
sok3 kai3 = Sochi
索契冬奧
sok3 kai3 dung1 ou3 = Sochi Winter Olympics
暗中摸索
am3 zung1 mo2 sok3 = grope around in the dark
科索沃
fo1 sok3 juk1 = Kosovo
萊索托
loi6 sok3 tok3 = Lesotho
索馬里
sok3 maa5 lei5 = Somalia
布基納法索
bou3 gei1 naap6 faat3 sok3 = Burkina Faso
幾內亞比索
gei1 noi6 aa3 bei2 sok3 = Guinea-Bissau
衣索比亞
ji1 sok3 bei2 aa3 = Ethiopia
索馬利亞
sok3 maa5 lei6 aa3 = Somalia
索子
sok3 zi2 = (mahjong) sticks/bamboo suit
離群索居
lei4 kwan4 sok3 geoi1 = live a life secluded from others; live in solitude
索罟灣
sok3 gu2 waan1 = Sok Kwu Wan
系索
hai6 sok3 = lanyard |
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