Ideographic: A rope 糸 hanging from the ceiling 冖Radical:

meaning for suǒ:

  • - to search
  • - to demand
  • - to ask
  • - to exact
  • - large rope
  • - isolatedto explore
  • - to probeto think deeply
  • - to pondertrail
  • - clues
  • - thread (of a story)you might as well (do it)
  • - simply
  • - justto search (a place)
  • - to search (a database etc)