索 suǒ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
索性
suǒxìng
simply; just; might as well
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 既然会议已经拖到深夜，我们索性把最后几个议题一次讨论完。 Jìrán huìyì yǐjīng tuō dào shēnyè, wǒmen suǒxìng bǎ zuìhòu jǐ ge yìtí yí cì tǎolùn wán. Since the meeting has already dragged on into the night, we might as well discuss the last few items all at once.
- 外面下雨了，我们索性不去公园，在家看电影吧。 Wàimiàn xià yǔ le, wǒmen suǒxìng bú qù gōngyuán, zài jiā kàn diànyǐng ba. It's raining outside; let's just skip the park and watch a movie at home.
- 问了几个人都不清楚，他索性自己查资料。 Wènle jǐ ge rén dōu bù qīngchu, tā suǒxìng zìjǐ chá zīliào. No one he asked knew the answer, so he simply looked it up himself.
Related words
- 搜索 sōusuǒ to search; search
- 线索 xiànsuǒ clue
- 探索 tànsuǒ to explore
- 不假思索 bùjiǎsīsuǒ without thinking; without hesitation
- 导火索 dǎohuǒsuǒ fuse; trigger; immediate cause
- 利索 lìsuo neat; nimble; efficient
- 摸索 mōsuǒ to explore; grope for; find through trial and error
- 思索 sīsuǒ to think deeply; to ponder
- 索赔 suǒpéi to claim compensation
- 索取 suǒqǔ to ask for; to demand; to obtain
- 个性 gèxìng personality; individuality
- 性 xìng nature; quality