廋 (sōu) — (bound form, literary) to hide, to conceal
Definition
A literary bound form meaning 'to hide / conceal' — always part of a set phrase like 廋词 or 廋藏. Modern speakers use 藏 or 隐藏 instead.
bound form
(bound form, literary) to hideto conceal
Easily confused
- 瘦shòulook-alikethin, slim (for people and animals)
- 艘sōusound-alike(classifier) for ships and boats
- 度dùlook-alike(verb) to spend (time), to pass (time)
- 搜sōusound-aliketo search, to look up, to seek
- 嗖sōusound-alike(onomatopoeia) whiz, whoosh (sound of swift motion through air)
- 馊sōusound-alikespoiled, soured (of cooked food, especially grains); to go bad and smell stale
Examples
- 廋，。Zhè ge sōu yǔ tài gǔ lǎo le, méi rén cāi de chū lái.This riddle is too ancient; no one can figure it out.
- 廋。Gǔ wén zhōng cháng yòng sōu cí lái biǎo shì yǐn huì de yì si.In classical Chinese, veiled words are often used to express obscure meanings.
- 廋，。Tā bǎ mì mì sōu cáng zài xīn lǐ, shuí dōu méi gào sù.He hid the secret in his heart and told no one.
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