擻

简 擞 · 繁 擻
Mandarin · pinyin sǒu#

Meanings · sǒu

  1. used in 抖擻 dǒu sǒu
Mandarin · pinyin sòu#

Meanings · sòu

  1. (dialect) to stoke the embers (to revive a fire)
  2. Taiwan pr. sǒu
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擻
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擞
sǒu · sòu · shake, tremble, quake; flutter
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3 · sou3

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sau2 · sau3

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擻 · sou3 · sou4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 49,847, 49,848
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Exact source records擻 擞 [sou3] /used in 抖擻|抖擞[dou3 sou3]/擻 擞 [sou4] /(dialect) to stoke the embers (to revive a fire)/Taiwan pr. [sou3]/