Common Meanings
1
sòu擞
To poke and shake a stove with a poker to clear out ashes.
每次烧煤前，他都会把炉灰擞擞。
Before burning coal each time, he would always clear the ashes from the stove by poking and shaking it.
2
sǒu擞
Used in the compound '抖擞' (dǒusǒu) to mean to rouse, cheer up, or invigorate spirits.
他精神抖擞地投入到工作中。
He threw himself into work with invigorated spirits.