suǒ

place

Origin unclear. represents the sound.

Components
戶 sound component

  Sound component

  

door

斤 unknown component

  Unknown component

jīn

  

axe

The original purpose of this component is unclear.

Evolution

所 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
所 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
所 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
所 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

suǒ

place, location; numerary adjunct; actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:|[gè]

Most common words with 所
Freq.
Word
Meaning

所以

therefore

place

所有

all

所谓

so-called

有所

somewhat