sōu

(bound form) to collect; to gather

hand (扌) + phonetic (叟) = collect by hand

The hand radical grounds the meaning in physical action — reaching into places to gather things out. 叟 contributes the sound sōu and does not add meaning here.

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他花了很多时间集各种旧书。

tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān sōu jí gè zhǒng jiù shū。

He spent a lot of time collecting all kinds of old books.

这位学者用了几年时间罗各地的民间故事。

zhè wèi xué zhě yòng le jǐ nián shí jiān sōu luó gè dì de mín jiān gù shi。

This scholar spent several years gathering folk stories from various places.

Words with 搜

上热搜

shàng rè sōu

(Internet) (of a search query) to be trending

人肉搜索

rén ròu sōu suǒ

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing)

人肉搜索引擎

rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng

human flesh search engine

全文搜索

quán wén sōu suǒ

full-text search

情搜

qíng sōu

intelligence gathering

搜刮

sōu guā

to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry

搜寻

sōu xún

to search; to look for

搜寻引擎

sōu xún yǐn qíng

(Tw, HK) search engine

搜括

sōu kuò

see 搜刮[sou1 gua1]

搜捕

sōu bǔ

to hunt and arrest (fugitives)

搜救

sōu jiù

search and rescue

搜救犬

sōu jiù quǎn

search and rescue dog

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