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所 — actually; place

Pinyin
suǒ
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 所: 8 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

所 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 所 in the HSK syllabus: 25

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 所以suǒyǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason whyHSK 2
  2. 厕所cèsuǒtoilet; lavatoryHSK 4
  3. 所有suǒyǒuall; to have; to possess; to ownHSK 4
  4. 场所chǎngsuǒlocation; placeHSK 5
  5. 派出所pàichūsuǒlocal police stationHSK 5
  6. 所suǒactually; placeHSK 5
  7. 无所谓wúsuǒwèito be indifferent; not to matterHSK 6
  8. 之所以zhīsuǒyǐthe reason why N PHSK 6
  9. 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knowsHSK 6
  10. 不知所措bùzhī-suǒcuònot knowing what to do; at one's wits' endHSK 7–9
  11. 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránas it should be by rights; proper and to be expected as a matter of courseHSK 7–9
  12. 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjías far as one's capabilities extend; to the best of one's abilityHSK 7–9
  13. 前所未有qiánsuǒwèiyǒuunprecedentedHSK 7–9
  14. 事务所shìwùsuǒbusiness office; firmHSK 7–9
  15. 随心所欲suíxīnsuǒyùto follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleasesHSK 7–9
  16. 所属suǒshǔone's affiliation; subordinate; belonging toHSK 7–9
  17. 所谓suǒwèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...HSK 7–9
  18. 所在suǒzàiplace; location; place where it is locatedHSK 7–9
  19. 所作所为suǒzuò-suǒwéione's conduct and deedsHSK 7–9
  20. 无所事事wúsuǒshìshìto have nothing to do; to idle one's time awayHSK 7–9
  21. 无所作为wúsuǒzuòwéiattempting nothing and accomplishing nothing; without any initiative or driveHSK 7–9
  22. 一无所有yìwúsuǒyǒunot having anything at all; utterly lackingHSK 7–9
  23. 一无所知yìwúsuǒzhīnot knowing anything at all; completely ignorantHSK 7–9
  24. 在所难免zàisuǒnánmiǎnto be unavoidableHSK 7–9
  25. 诊所zhěnsuǒclinicHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.