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苏

sū · su/Sū · su

Traditional 囌 / 蘇 / 甦 / 蘓

Meaning

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sū 囌

  1. used in 嚕囌 / 噜苏 (lūsū)

sū 蘇

  1. Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
  2. place name
  3. to revive
  4. used as phonetic in transliteration

Sū 蘇

  1. surname Su
  2. abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃 / 苏维埃 (Sūwéiāi) or 蘇聯 / 苏联 (Sūlián)
  3. abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇 / 江苏 (Jiāngsū)
  4. abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州 / 苏州 (Sūzhōu)

sū 甦

  1. variant of 蘇 / 苏 (sū)
  2. to revive

sū 蘓

  1. old variant of 蘇 / 苏 (sū)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)草(cǎo)叫(jiào)紫(zǐ)苏(sū)，叶(yè)子(zi)可(kě)以(yǐ)入(rù)药(yào)。

This plant is called perilla; its leaves can be used as medicine.

02

春(chūn)天(tiān)一(yí)到(dào)，枯(kū)树(shù)又(yòu)苏(sū)醒(xǐng)了(le)。

As soon as spring arrives, the withered tree revives again.

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