梭 (suō): (textiles) shuttle

梭 (suō) is a Chinese character meaning “(textiles) shuttle.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 夋 (phonetic). It ranks #3055 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 梭 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 木 (mù, wood/tree), 林 (lín, forest, woods), 森 (sēn, forest (dense)).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 木 tree11 strokesFrequency #3055木 semantic 夋 phonetic

Definitions

(textiles) shuttle

Etymology & Origin

梭

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿰木夋 (layout: left-right)

Components:木semantic 夋phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
穿梭	chuān suō	to travel back and forth
梭子	suō zi	(textiles) shuttle
梭鱼	suō yú	barracuda
梭子鱼	suō zi yú	barracuda
梭哈	suō hā	five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand")
日月如梭	rì yuè rú suō	the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom)
岁月如梭	suì yuè rú suō	time flies (idiom)
时空穿梭	shí kōng chuān suō	time travel
太空梭	tài kōng suō	space shuttle
摩梭族	mó suō zú	Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
肉毒梭状芽孢杆菌	ròu dú suō zhuàng yá bāo gǎn jūn	Clostridium difficile (bacterium causing gut infection)
梭标	suō biāo	variant of 梭鏢\|梭镖[suo1 biao1]
摩梭	mó suō	Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
梭镖	suō biāo	spear
卢梭	lú suō	Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), Enlightenment philosopher

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

梭 appears in 15 compound words: 40 as the first character, 47 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 梭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

穿chuān

0.67924,162 co-occurrences

菌jūn

0.4381,410 co-occurrences

巴bā

0.4206,090 co-occurrences

空kōng

0.4156,108 co-occurrences

蟹xiè

0.414366 co-occurrences

艰jiān

0.399204 co-occurrences

蒙méng

0.3992,322 co-occurrences

搓cuō

0.39554 co-occurrences

鱼yú

0.394882 co-occurrences

太tài

0.3874,470 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

日月如梭rì yuè rú suōHSK 7+

the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!

phrase

岁月如梭suìyuèrúsuōHSK 7+

time flies

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

爷爷在门前种了一棵梭苗，现在已经长得很高了。

yé yé zài mén qián zhǒng le yī kē suō miáo , xiàn zài yǐ jīng cháng dé hěn gāo le .

Grandpa planted a mulberry sapling in front of the house, and it has grown quite tall now.

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 梭 (suō) mean in Chinese?

梭 (suō) primarily means "(textiles) shuttle." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3055 in character frequency.

What's the difference between 梭 and 骏?

梭 (suō) and 骏 (jùn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 马 (same 夋 component).

How many strokes does 梭 have?

梭 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 梭?

The radical associated with 梭 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.

What are the components of 梭?

梭 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 夋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木夋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 梭?

Common words with 梭 include: 穿梭 (chuān suō, "to travel back and forth"); 梭子 (suō zi, "(textiles) shuttle"); 梭鱼 (suō yú, "barracuda"); 梭子鱼 (suō zi yú, "barracuda"); 梭哈 (suō hā, "five-card stud (card game) (from English "show hand")"). There are over 15 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 梭 (suō)?

Several characters share the pronunciation suō: 唆 ((bound form) to incite). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 梭 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 梭 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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