搜 (sau2 | sou1) : search; look for

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搜

sau2

sou1

[1] search; hunt; frisk; ransack
[2] look for; explore; investigate

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

搜

This word has been viewed 10139 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Feb 2011 03:34

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搜集 sau2 zaap6 sou1 ji2 = to collect; to gather

搜查 sau2 caa4 sou1 cha2 = to search; a search

搜索 sau2 saak3 sou1 suo3 = to search

搜羅 sau2 lo4 sou1 luo2 = collect; gather

搜尋 sau2 cam4 sou1 xun2 = search

搜捕 sau2 bou6 sou1 bu3 = hunt and arrest (fugitives)

搜救 sau2 gau3 sou1 jiu4 = search and rescue

搜索引擎 sau2 saak3 jan5 king4 sou1 suo3 yin3 qing2 = (Internet) search engine (common formation)

搜尋引擎 sau2 cam4 jan5 king4 sou1 xun2 yin3 qing2 = an internet search engine (common formation)

搜救行動 sau2 gau3 hang4 dung6 sou1 jiu4 xing2 dong4 = search-and-rescue operations (common formation)

搜身 sau2 san1 sou1 shen1 = to frisk; search a person; make a body search

搜查犬 sau2 caa4 hyun2 sou1 cha2 quan3 = search dog (common formation)

人肉搜索 jan4 juk6 sau2 saak3 ren2 rou4 sou1 suo3 = human powered search engine (lit., "human flesh search") (common formation)

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Decimal representation of this word: 搜
Unicode code for this character: U+641c (off-site link)

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