How is 所 pronounced?

所 is pronounced “suǒ” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 所?

所 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 所?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 所 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5particlemeasure word

所

suǒ

所 (suǒ) means “actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 个

Stroke order

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Example

所以我来了。

Suǒyǐ wǒ lái le.

So I came.

Words containing 所

厕所cè suǒtoilet; lavatory 所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why 场所chǎng suǒlocation; place 所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own 无所谓wú suǒ wèito be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī(idiom) as everyone knows 所在suǒ zàiplace; location; (after a noun) place where it is located 研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies; graduate school 所长suǒ chángwhat one is good at

More HSK 5 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 所 mean?: 所 (suǒ) means “actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 所 pronounced?: 所 is pronounced “suǒ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 所?: 所 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 所?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 所 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27