梭 (suō) is a Chinese character meaning “shuttle (the tool that carries thread across a loom)”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 夋 (qūn — the sound part shared by 俊, 峻, 竣; itself 允 over 夊), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
木 + 夋
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 梭，木也。从木夋聲
Memory aid
Wood (木) on the left, 夋 on the right — the same part you see in 俊 and 峻. A little wooden piece that darts back and forth through the loom: the shuttle.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 穿梭chuān suōto shuttle back and forth; to go to and fro梭 = suō
- 梭子suō zishuttle (weaving tool)梭 = suō
Go deeper
All readings
shuttle (in weaving)
shuttle (the tool that carries thread across a loom); to move to and fro like a shuttle
织布时牵引纬线来回穿行的工具；也比喻像梭子一样来回往返。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 穿梭chuān suōto shuttle back and forth; to go to and fro梭 = suō
- 梭子suō zishuttle (weaving tool)梭 = suō
Sound component
夋 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 梭 mean?
梭 (suō) means shuttle (the tool that carries thread across a loom); to move to and fro like a shuttle.
How do you pronounce 梭?
It is pronounced suō.
What parts is 梭 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 夋 (qūn — the sound part shared by 俊, 峻, 竣; itself 允 over 夊), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 梭，木也。从木夋聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 梭 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 梭?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 梭?
Common ones are 穿梭 and 梭子. The reading of 梭 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.