搜 (sōu) - Search — to search, look for, seek & to investigate
搜 · sōu
Search — to search, look for, seek;
to investigate;
to gather;
to collect.
Search — to search, look for, seekto investigateto gather
Usage highlights
Search engineSearch and rescueSearch warrantSearch thoroughlySearch for evidenceSearch for talent
Usage & contexts
Examples
- I need to search for information online (搜索信息).
- He is searching for his lost keys (搜寻钥匙).
- The police conducted a search of the premises (搜查).
- This is a search engine (搜索引擎).
Collocations
- Search engine(搜索引擎)
- Search and rescue(搜救)
- Search warrant(搜查令)
- Search thoroughly(搜遍)
- Search for evidence(搜集证据)
- Search for talent(搜罗人才)
Idioms
- Search the intestines and scrape the stomach (搜肠刮肚) — to rack one's brains
- Search everywhere(东搜西罗)
- Search high and low (搜奇访古) — to search for the unusual and visit the ancient
Cultural background
FAQ- The character combines the hand radical (扌) with the phonetic component 叟, suggesting the action of searching with one's hands.
- In modern context, strongly associated with digital search and information retrieval.
- Historically used in legal and investigative contexts for searches and evidence gathering.