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搜

Mandarin · pinyin sōu

to search
variant of 蒐 sōu

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搜: sōu · search, seek; investigate

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1 · sou1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau1 · sau2

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete) to collect
to seek; to look for
to interrogate and check or examine; to search
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 獀 (sōu, “spring hunt”)

character · Etymology 2

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to stir; to churn; to whip; to mix

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