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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sū | su1
English translation
see 囉囌
>啰苏 luō sū [luō sū]
variant of
>[sū]
to revive
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
used as phonetic in transliteration
old variant of
surname Su
abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃
>苏维埃 Sū wéi aī or 蘇聯
>苏联 Sū lián
abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇
>江苏 Jiāng sū
abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州
>苏州 Sū zhōu
to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

plant

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹办

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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chūn huí 大地 dà dì , 万物 wàn wù 复苏 fù sū shì 令人 lìng rén 异常 yìcháng 喜悦 xǐyuè de Duàn 时光 shíguāng .

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

紫苏 zǐ sū Chéng 碎片 suì piàn Jiā dào 调料 tiáoliào .

Tear fresh basil into pieces and add it to the sauce.

chūn shēn le , 苗圃 Miáo Pǔ de 花草 huā cǎo yòu 苏醒 sūxǐng 过来 guò lái le .

Meanwhile , as spring advanced, the flowers in the seed ranch began to come to life.

突然 tūrán 昏倒 hūn dǎo le , gěi le tǒng Shuǐ 后他 jiù 苏醒 sūxǐng 过来 guò lái le .

He fainted suddenly, a bucket of water fetched him round.

le 小姐 xiǎojie , zhè 体面 tǐmiàn 差使 chāi shǐ 就是 jiù shì de ? ”

If you'd married Miss Su, wouldn't that prestigious post be yours? "

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
place name
苏联 Sū lián Soviet Union, 1922-1991蘇聯
苏格兰 Sū gé lán Scotland蘇格蘭
江苏 Jiāng sū Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. |, capital Nanjing 南京 Nán jīng 江蘇
苏州 Sū zhōu Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu蘇州
苏打 sū dá soda (loanword)蘇打
复苏 fù sū anabiosis復蘇
江苏省 Jiāng sū Shěng Jiangsu Province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. |[Sū], capital Nanjing 南京 Nán jīng [Nán​jīng]江蘇省
苏珊 Sū shān Susan (name)蘇珊
苏丹 Sū dān Sudan蘇丹
苏醒 sūxǐng to come to甦醒
苏菲 Sū fēi Sophie (name)蘇菲
苏黎世 Sū lí shì Zurich, Switzerland蘇黎世
苏维埃 Sū wéi aī Soviet (council)蘇維埃
前苏联 qián Sū lián former Soviet Union前蘇聯
密苏里 Mì sū lǐ Missouri密蘇里
明尼苏达 Míng ní sū dá Minnesota, USA明尼蘇達
流苏 liú sū tassels流蘇
密苏里州 Mì sū lǐ zhōu Missouri密蘇里州
明尼苏达州 Míng ní sū dá zhōu Minnesota明尼蘇達州
苏俄 Sū é Soviet Russia蘇俄
苏格拉底 Sū gé lā dǐ Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher蘇格拉底

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