Chinese words pronounced sou (any tone) 17 words, in the 3 tones sou is read in. sōu (1st tone) 9 words 艘(sōu) classifier for ships 搜(sōu) to search 嗖(sōu) whooshing 飕(sōu) to blow 馊(sōu) rancid 艘(sōu) classifier for ships 蒐(sōu) to collect 嗖(sōu) whooshing 颼(sōu) to blow 餿(sōu) rancid All 9 words pronounced sōu sǒu (3rd tone) 6 words 叟(sǒu) old gentleman 薮(sǒu) marsh 嗾(sǒu) to urge on 瞍(sǒu) blind 䉤(sǒu) basket for draining rice 叟(sǒu) old gentleman 藪(sǒu) marsh 嗾(sǒu) to urge on 瞍(sǒu) blind 籔(sǒu) basket for draining rice All 6 words pronounced sǒu sòu (4th tone) 2 words 嗽(sòu) to cough 擞(sòu) to stoke the embers 嗽(sòu) to cough 擻(sòu) to stoke the embers Often confused with sou shou in any tone 14 words