搜索枯肠 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

搜sōu索suǒ枯kū肠cháng

to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
trad. 搜索枯腸

Also written 搜索枯腸【sōu suǒ kū cháng】

Characters in this word

4

搜

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to search, variant of 蒐|搜[sou1]

Pinyin: sōu

Strokes: 12
Frequency: 4537 of 2500

Words starting with 搜 Words ending in 搜 Anywhere in a word

索

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surname Suo, abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia

Pinyin: Suǒ

Strokes: 10
Frequency: 5713 of 2500

Words starting with 索 Words ending in 索 Anywhere in a word

枯

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(of plants) withered, (of wells, rivers etc) dried up, (bound form) dull; boring, (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds

Pinyin: kū

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 29405 of 2500

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肠

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intestines

Pinyin: cháng
Traditional: 腸

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 34391 of 2500

Words starting with 肠 Words ending in 肠 Anywhere in a word