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sū

to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (plant) provides meaning, 稣 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 7 strokes Very Common (6%)
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Component Breakdown

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艹
cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
办
bàn
to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle
⿱艹办 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

cǎo
艹
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
bàn
办
to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle
🔤 Pictophonetic: 力 (strength) provides meaning, 八 provides pronunciation
4 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 苏 (152)

sūxǐng
苏醒 ↗
HSK 6
to come to / to awaken / to regain consciousness
sūxǐng
苏醒 ↗
HSK 6
to wake up / to regain consciousness
sū
苏 ↗
old variant of [[蘇|苏<sū>]]
sū
苏 ↗
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / to revive / used as phonetic in transliteration
Sū
苏 ↗
surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union [[蘇維埃|苏维埃]] or [[蘇聯|苏联]] / abbr. for Jiangsu province [[江蘇|江苏]] / abbr. for Suzhou city [[蘇州|苏州]]
sū
苏 ↗
see [[囉囌|啰苏<luōsū>]]
Sūlián
苏联 ↗
Soviet Union, 1922-1991 / abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) [[蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟<SūwéiāiShèhuìzhǔyìGònghéguóLiánméng>]]
Sūěr
苏尔 ↗
Sol (goddess)
Wūsū
乌苏 ↗
Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture [[塔城地區|塔城地区<Tǎchéngdìqū>]], Xinjiang
Sūlù
苏禄 ↗
old term for Sulawesi or Celebes [[苏拉威西]]
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