嗦 suo to suck
How to remember 嗦: 口 mouth + 索 cable = to suck. Stuck on the chairlift when the cable stops, the little boy puts an icicle in his mouth and happily starts to suck it.
Component breakdown
嗦 = 口 mouth + 索 cable
- 口 mouth
- 索 cable
Stuck on the chairlift when the cable stops, the little boy puts an icicle in his mouth and happily starts to suck it.
How it is used
- Bound; appears in 哆嗦 (duōsuo, to tremble/shiver) - 冷得直哆嗦 (lěng de zhí duōsuo) shivering with cold.
- Also the colloquial 啰嗦 (luōsuo, long-winded). Rarely carries its own dictionary meaning 'to suck' in modern usage.