搜 (sōu)
to search; variant of 蒐|搜[sou1]
- HSK 3.1 level 5
- 12 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 叟 represents the sound. Originally written as 叟.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“，眾意也。一曰求也。从手，叜聲。”
Components
- 扌 (meaning) — 扌 is a component form of 手.
- 叟 (sound)