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苏
蘇
sū
1. Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
2. place name
3. to revive
4. used as phonetic in transliteration
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Character Breakdown (Single character)

苏
sū
to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

苏枋
sūfāng
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)
苏菲
Sūfēi
Sophie (name)
苏瓦
Sūwǎ
Suva, capital of Fiji
哈苏
Hāsū
Hasselblad (camera manufacturer)
苏醒
sūxǐng
to come to
HSK 6
苏轼
SūShì
Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo [[蘇東坡|苏东坡<SūDōngpō>]] northern Song Dynasty writer and calligrapher
苏洵
SūXún
Su Xun (1009-1066), northern Song writer of prose
苏珊
Sūshān
Susan (name)
苏菜
Sūcài
Jiangsu cuisine
阿苏
Āsū
Aso volcano in Kyūshū [[九州]], Japan, a continuously active volcano
复苏
fùsū
variant of [[復甦|复苏<fùsū>]]
白苏
báisū
common perilla
苏丹
Sūdān
Sudan
苏醒
sūxǐng
to wake up
HSK 6
三苏
SānSū
the Three Su father and sons
苏武
SūWǔ
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
苏共
SūGòng
Soviet Communist Party
苏尔
Sūěr
Sol (goddess)
苏禄
Sūlù
old term for Sulawesi or Celebes [[苏拉威西]]
苏联
Sūlián
Soviet Union, 1922-1991

Alternate Entries

苏
sū
see [[囉囌|啰苏<luōsū>]]
苏
sū
variant of [[蘇|苏<sū>]] / to revive
苏
Sū
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]]
苏
sū
old variant of [[蘇|苏<sū>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
589
Word Frequency Rank
948 of 84,292