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所 suǒ — “(in 所以); place”
How to write and say the Chinese character 所 (suǒ), which means (in 所以); place — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 suǒ
Meaning · 意思 (in 所以); place
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 户 (door)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
所 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: an axe 斤 swung at a door 户.
A common word常用词
所以
so, therefore
Example sentence例句
我困了,所以想睡觉。
I'm sleepy, so I want to go to bed.
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