1. 索

索

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  1. 索 is the 803rd most frequent character.
  2. 索 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 索 appears as a character in 55 words.
  4. 索 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
索 => No glyph available, 糸
Radical :
索 => 十 (ten), 冖 (cover), 糸 (silk)
Graphical :
索 => 一, 丨, 冖, ㇛, 丶, 亅, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Suo3 - surname Suo/abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
  2. suo3 - to search/to demand/to ask/to exact/large rope/isolated

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

探索 
搜索 
检索 (檢索)

Medium Frequency

不假思索 
利索 
勒索 
导火索 (導火索)
思索 
摸索 
求索 
毕加索 (畢加索)
索 
索取 
索尼 
索性 
索尔 (索爾)
索赔 (索賠)
索道 
索马里 (索馬裡)
线索 (線索)
绳索 (繩索)
美索不达米亚 (美索不達米亞)
高加索 

Appears In:

索 also appears in:
嗦鎍
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.