搜索 (sōu suǒ)

Character breakdown

• 搜 (sōu) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 叟 represents the sound. Originally written as 叟.

• 索 (Suǒ) · 10 strokes

  Pictograph of two hands (廾) twisting together a long rope (糸). The meaning later expanded to "search" and "demand".