梭 meaning and stroke order
A weaver's shuttle; to go back and forth
How to write 梭, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 梭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (textiles) shuttle
How 梭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 夋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 梭
梭 is built from 木 (wood) on the left, since a weaver's shuttle was traditionally carved from wood, and 夋 on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a small wooden tool zipping back and forth across a loom.
梭 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It mostly shows up in words about moving back and forth, like 穿梭 (chuānsuō), and in 太空梭 (tàikōngsuō), space shuttle. Example: 车辆在街上穿梭。(Chēliàng zài jiē shàng chuānsuō.) Cars shuttle back and forth on the street.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 梭 with 俊 (jùn, handsome) or 唆 (suō, to incite), which share the 夋 part. Check the left side: only 梭 has 木. Also keep the first tone in suō, not the third tone suǒ of 所.
Common words with 梭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 穿梭 | chuānsuō | to shuttle back and forth | |
| 太空梭 | tàikōngsuō | space shuttle |
梭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 梭
How many strokes are in 梭?
梭 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 梭 mean?
梭 (suō) means a weaver's shuttle; to go back and forth. A common word with it is 穿梭 (chuānsuō), meaning "to shuttle back and forth".
How do you pronounce 梭?
梭 is pronounced suō, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 梭?
The radical of 梭 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 梭 under this radical.
Is 太空梭 used in mainland China?
太空梭 is common in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In mainland China, people more often say 航天飞机 (hángtiān fēijī) for a space shuttle.
Can 穿梭 describe people as well as vehicles?
Yes. 穿梭 works for anything moving busily to and fro, such as people, cars, or boats. For example, 服务员在餐桌之间穿梭 (fúwùyuán zài cānzhuō zhījiān chuānsuō) means the waiter moves back and forth between tables.