索 (Suǒ)

surname Suo; abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia

Etymology

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

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“索,艸有莖葉可作繩索。从糸。杜林說:,亦朱字。”

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