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Character Decomposition
索=十+冖+糸
Etymology
A rope 糸 hanging from the ceiling 冖
Meanings
to search
to demand
to ask
to exact
large rope
isolated
surname Suo
abbr. for, Somalia
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Words with 索 426 total
Idioms with 索 61 total Chain
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) · fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines · to try and find sth with the help of a clue按图索骥àn tú suǒ jìgrope in the dark暗中摸索àn zhōng mō suǒ(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip不假思索bù jiǎ sī suǒ