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蘇

简苏 · 繁蘇

Mandarin · pinyin sū#

Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
to revive
used as phonetic in transliteration

Mandarin · pinyin Sū#

surname Su
abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃 Sū wéi āi or 蘇聯 Sū lián
abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇 Jiāng sū
abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州 Sū zhōu

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苏: sū · revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

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Cantonese word readings for 蘇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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perilla (Perilla frutescens)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) firewood
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to reap grass
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to take; to get
tassel
(Cantonese) socket
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 江蘇／江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangsu Province”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu, “Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province”)
Used in transcription.
(abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 蘇維埃／苏维埃 (sūwéi'āi, “soviet”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián, “Soviet Union”)
(abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 蘇格蘭／苏格兰 (Sūgélán, “Scotland”)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 甦 /苏 (sū, “to revive; to regain consciousness”)
a surname, Su, So, and Soh

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