所 (suǒ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

Animated Stroke Order 所

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Readings & Meanings

所has 3 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

suǒsuo

mw. (量)

[2nd syllable of many places]; [measure word for houses, buildings, institutions]HSK5

measure word, noun (量、名)

measure word for buildings; placeHSK 3.0 L5

particle (助)

structural particle: that which is verb-edHSK 3.0 L6

Stroke Order Diagrams 所

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

所=户door, household+斤axe

An axe (斤) at a door (户), indicating a place or location where actions like chopping or guarding occur.

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HSK Vocabulary: 所

HSK words that contain this character.

厕所

cè suǒ

toilets; lavatory

HSK 4

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

HSK 4

无所谓

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 所 is used in context

suǒ所

yǐ以

wǒ我

men们

yào要

nǔ努

lì

所 (suǒ): [2nd syllable of many places] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide