搜 sōu
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 叟 old man
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
搜查
sōuchá
to search; to conduct a search
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 警方依法搜查了仓库，并查获大量来历不明的药品。 Jǐngfāng yīfǎ sōuchá le cāngkù, bìng cháhuò dàliàng láilì bù míng de yàopǐn. The police searched the warehouse in accordance with the law and seized a large quantity of medicine of unknown origin.
- 警察搜查了她的行李箱，没有发现任何违禁品。 Jǐngchá sōuchá le tā de xínglǐxiāng, méiyǒu fāxiàn rènhé wéijìnpǐn. The police searched her suitcase and found no prohibited items.
- 海关人员仔细搜查每个旅客的背包。 Hǎiguān rényuán zǐxì sōuchá měi gè lǚkè de bēibāo. The customs officers carefully searched every traveler's backpack.
Related words
- 搜 sōu to search
- 搜索 sōusuǒ to search; search
- 搜集 sōují to collect
- 搜救 sōujiù search and rescue
- 搜寻 sōuxún to search for; to look for
- 查 chá to check; to look up
- 检查 jiǎnchá to check; to examine
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 查询 cháxún to look up; to ask about
- 查处 cháchǔ to investigate and deal with; to investigate and punish
- 查获 cháhuò to discover and seize; to uncover
- 查明 chámíng to ascertain; to find out