CHARACTERS / SOU

“sou” is 3 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 嗽sòu(bound form) to coughHSK 4 · TONE 4
  2. 搜sōu(bound form) to collectHSK 5 · TONE 1
  3. 艘sōuclassifier for shipsHSK 6 · TONE 1