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嗦 Stroke Order — How to Write 嗦

Stroke Order

嗦 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

嗦 Radical and Character Components

Components:口索

嗦 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 索 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 10 more strokes

嗦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • suō

Meanings of 嗦 in Chinese

1

suō嗦

Used in the compound '哆嗦' (duōsuo), meaning to tremble, shiver, or shake, often due to cold, fear, or weakness.
他冷得直哆嗦
He was so cold that he kept shivering.
Verbose; long-winded; to nag or talk excessively about trivial things.
别啰嗦了,快点告诉我发生了什么。
Stop being so long-winded, just quickly tell me what happened.

Words with 嗦

  • duō哆suo嗦tremble, shiver
  • luō啰suo嗦long-winded; wordy; prolix
  • dǎ打duō哆suo嗦shiver, tremble
  • zhí直dǎ打duō哆suo嗦shiver intensely, tremble all over

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Questions about 嗦

What does 嗦 mean in Chinese?

嗦 (suō) means “Verbose” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 嗦?

嗦 is pronounced suō in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 嗦 have?

嗦 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 嗦?

嗦 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 嗦?

The radical of 嗦 is 口, and 嗦 is a phono-semantic compound.

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