梭 (so1 | suo1) : move to and fro; shuttle

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梭

so1

suo1

[1] [v] move to and fro
[2] [n] shuttle

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

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

梭

This word has been viewed 6328 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2014 13:40

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穿梭機 cyun1 so1 gei1 = shuttle; a space shuttle

擺梭 baai2 so1 bai3 suo1 = [n] shuttle

太空穿梭機 taai3 hung1 cyun1 so1 gei1 = a spacecraft, a shuttle

梭仔 so1 zai2 = a shuttle 粵

梭心 so1 sam1 = a bobbin

日月如梭 jat6 yjut6 jyu4 so1 ri4 yue4 ru2 suo1 = time flies by; time flies like a shuttle

梭魚 so1 jyu4*2 suo1 yu2 = barracuda

汽車穿梭餐廳 hei3 ce1 cyun1 so1 caan1 teng1 = drive-thru restaurant

機場快線穿梭 gei1 coeng4 faai3 sin3 cyun1 so1 = Airport Express Shuttle

港深穿梭巴士 gong2 sam1 cyun1 so1 baa1 si6*2 = Cross-Border Shuttle Bus
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 12 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 梭
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