Definition
搜 (sōu) means 'to search' and is often used for physically searching a person or place (e.g., 搜身 'frisk', 搜查 'search'). 搜索 (sōu suǒ) is its formal synonym, preferred for digital or systematic searches (e.g., 搜索引擎 'search engine'). 查 (chá) focuses on checking or looking up specific information (e.g., 查字典 'look up a word').
verb
to searchto look upto seek
Easily confused
- 瘦shòulook-alikethin, slim (for people and animals)
- 艘sōulook-alike(classifier) for ships and boats
Examples
- 搜。Nǐ kěyǐ zài wǎng shàng sōu yí xià zhège zì de yìsi.You can search online for the meaning of this character.
- 搜。Jǐngchá sōu le tā shēnshang yǒu méiyǒu wǔqì.The police searched him to see if he had any weapons.
- 搜，。Wǒ zài túshūguǎn sōu zīliào, zhǔnbèi xiě lùnwén.I am searching for materials in the library to prepare for writing a thesis.
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