索
suǒ
abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia
surname Suo; to search; to demand; to ask; to exact; large rope; isolated
ten hands (十) + cover (冖) + silk threads (糸) = rope you pull to demand
Picture hands (十) gathering rope (糸) under a roof (冖) — bundling cords to search out or demand what is owed. The large rope sense is primary; seeking and demanding follow from the idea of pulling something toward you.
警察在房间里搜索证据。
jǐng chá zài fáng jiān lǐ sōu suǒ zhèng jù。
The police searched the room for evidence.
他向公司索要赔偿，但没有成功。
tā xiàng gōng sī suǒ yào péi cháng，dàn méi yǒu chéng gōng。
He demanded compensation from the company, but did not succeed.
Words with 索
科索沃
kē suǒ wò
Kosovo
索贿
suǒ huì
to exact bribes
索引
suǒ yǐn
index
溜索
liū suǒ
zip line
雅穆索戈
yǎ mù suǒ gē
Yamoussoukro, capital of Ivory Coast (Tw)
离索
lí suǒ
(literary) desolate and lonely
头索类
tóu suǒ lèi
lancelet (Branchiostoma)
飞索
fēi suǒ
zip line
马托格罗索
mǎ tuō gé luó suǒ
Mato Grosso, a state of Brazil
高加索
gāo jiā suǒ
Caucasus
高加索山脉
gāo jiā suǒ shān mài
Caucasus Mountains
三索锦蛇
sān suǒ jǐn shé
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake