蓃 (sōu) - Sou — to search for & to seek out

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sōu ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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蓃 · sōu

Sou — to search for;

to seek out;

to gather;

to collect (plants, herbs, or information).

Sou — to search forto seek outto gather

Usage highlights

Search for herbsCollect specimensSeek out informationGather plantsSearch for ancient textsHerb gathering

Synonyms

  • 搜— to search; to look for
  • 寻— to seek; to look for
  • 找— to look for; to find
  • 采集— to collect; to gather

Antonyms

  • 弃— to abandon; to discard
  • 丢— to lose; to throw away
  • 散— to scatter; to disperse

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He searched for rare medicinal herbs in the mountains (蓃药).
  • The botanist collected plant specimens (蓃集标本).
  • They sought out ancient texts in the library (蓃古书).

Collocations

  • Search for herbs(蓃药)
  • Collect specimens(蓃集标本)
  • Seek out information(蓃集信息)
  • Gather plants(蓃集植物)
  • Search for ancient texts(蓃古书)
  • Herb gathering(采蓃)

Idioms

  • Searching mountains and combing seas(搜山蓃海)
  • Gathering rare herbs(蓃集珍草)
  • Seeking knowledge far and wide(远蓃博识)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in botanical and herbal medicine contexts, especially in traditional Chinese medicine.
  • Often appears in classical texts related to plant collection and herbal gathering.
  • The character combines plant radical with a searching component, reflecting its meaning of seeking out plants.

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