Ideographic: An axe 斤 swung at a door 户Radical:

meaning for suǒ:

  • - actually
  • - place
  • - classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  • - that which
  • - particle introducing a relative clause or passive
  • - Classifiers: 个 therefore
  • - as a result
  • - so
  • - the reason whyall
  • - to have
  • - to possess
  • - to ownso-called
  • - what is calledsomewhat
  • - to some extentplace
  • - location
  • - (after a noun) place where it is located

zhè
suǒ
xuéxiào学校
zài
quánxiào全校
fànwéinèi范围内
zhànjù占据
le
niánjí年级
dìyī第一
de
wèizhi位置

This school ranks first in the grade across the whole school.


zhè
běnshū本书
shì
yīwèi一位
yǒumíng有名
zuòjiā作家
suǒ
xiě

This book was written by a famous author.


zhè
suǒ
dàxué大学
de
shuòshì硕士
kèchéng课程
tōngcháng通常
xūyào需要
liǎngnián两年
shíjiān时间

The master's program at this university usually takes two years.


zhè
suǒ
dàxué大学
yōngyǒu拥有
fādá发达
de
kēyán科研
shèshī设施

This university has advanced research facilities.


zhè
zuò
miàoyǔ庙宇
bèi
yīdǔ一堵
gāoqiáng高墙
suǒ
wéirào围绕

The temple was surrounded by a high wall.