所

suǒ

s+uǒ·3rd tone

actually · place

Radical: 户 Strokes: 8 HSK 3

Structure: Left-right equalFrequency: Most common

Same radical

户房扇戾扃扁扈扉戽

Same radical

户房扇戾扃扁扈扉戽

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Character Decomposition

所=户+斤

Etymology

An axe 斤 swung at a door 户

Meanings

actually

place

classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc

that which

particle introducing a relative clause or passive

CL: gè

suǒ

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Words with 所 453 total

office of an association · meeting place · clubhouse · club会所huì suǒ toilet; lavatory · CL: jiān, chù厕所cè suǒ where · what place何所hé suǒ

Idioms with 所 174 total Chain

to pander to sb's whims阿其所好ē qí suǒ hào as expected不出所料bù chū suǒ liào not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end · embarrassed and at a complete loss不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuò (idiom) to not know the reason · (idiom) to not know what to do不知所以bù zhī suǒ yǐ to not know what sb is driving at · to be unintelligible不知所云bù zhī suǒ yún