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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 苏

复苏
fù sū

to resuscitate

苏醒
sū xǐng

to come to

三苏
sān sū

the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[sū xún] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[sū shì] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[sū zhé])

上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng

lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[sū háng] below (idiom)

中华苏维埃共和国
zhōng huá sū wéi āi gòng hé guó

Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1937)

中苏解决悬案大纲协定
zhōng sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng

the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China

亚穆苏克罗
yà mù sū kè luó

Yamoussoukro (city in the Ivory Coast)

来苏糖
lái sū táng

lyxose (type of sugar)

克孜勒苏
kè zī lè sū

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州
kè zī lè sū kē ěr kè zī zì zhì zhōu

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang

克孜勒苏河
kè zī lè sū hé

Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang

克苏鲁
kè sū lǔ

Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft

前苏联
qián sū lián

former Soviet Union

南苏丹
nán sū dān

South Sudan

原苏联
yuán sū lián

former Soviet Union

哈苏
hā sū

Hasselblad (camera manufacturer)

噜苏
lū sū

see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luō suo]

啰苏
luō sū

see 囉嗦|啰嗦[luō suo]

堤拉米苏
dī lā mǐ sū

tiramisu (loanword)

大乌苏里岛
dà wū sū lǐ dǎo

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk

奥克苏斯河
ào kè sū sī hé

Oxus River

密苏里
mì sū lǐ

Missouri

密苏里州
mì sū lǐ zhōu

Missouri

小苏打
xiǎo sū dá

baking soda

尼苏
ní sū

Nisu (language)

山苏
shān sū

bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)

川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽
chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huī

the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[bā dà cài xì])

心肺复苏术
xīn fèi fù sū shù

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

提拉米苏
tí lā mǐ sū

tiramisu (loanword)

摩苏尔
mó sū ěr

Mosul (Iraqi city)

明尼苏达
míng ní sū dá

Minnesota, USA

明尼苏达州
míng ní sū dá zhōu

Minnesota

昭苏
zhāo sū

Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

昭苏县
zhāo sū xiàn

Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang

曼苏尔
màn sū ěr

Al-Mansur

洋紫苏
yáng zǐ sū

sage (herb)

洋苏
yáng sū

sage (herb)

流苏
liú sū

tassels

流苏鹬
liú sū yù

(bird species of China) ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

乌苏
wū sū

Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang

乌苏市
wū sū shì

Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang

乌苏里斯克
wū sū lǐ sī kè

Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region

乌苏里江
wū sū lǐ jiāng

Ussuri River

乌里雅苏台
wū lǐ yǎ sū tái

Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia

苏仙
sū xiān

Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan

苏仙区
sū xiān qū

Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[chēn zhōu shì], Hunan

苏家屯
sū jiā tún

Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

苏家屯区
sū jiā tún qū

Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

白苏
bái sū

common perilla

紫苏
zǐ sū

beefsteak plant

紫苏属
zǐ sū shǔ

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

美苏
měi sū

American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)

翁山苏姬
wēng shān sū jī

see 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]

苏丹
sū dān

Sudan

苏伊士
sū yī shì

Suez (canal)

苏伊士河
sū yī shì hé

the Suez canal

苏伊士运河
sū yī shì yùn hé

Suez Canal

苏占区
sū zhàn qū

Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)

苏俄
sū é

Soviet Russia

苏克雷
sū kè léi

Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia

苏共
sū gòng

Soviet Communist Party

苏台德地区
sū tái dé dì qū

Sudetenland

苏合香
sū hé xiāng

snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)

苏哈托
sū hā tuō

Suharto (1921-2008), former Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 1967-1998

苏报案
sū bào àn

Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 蘇報|苏报, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 鄒容|邹容

苏姆盖特
sū mǔ gài tè

Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan

苏富比
sū fù bǐ

Sotheby's auction house

苏宁电器
sū níng diàn qì

Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)

苏尼特右旗
sū ní tè yòu qí

Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

苏尼特左旗
sū ní tè zuǒ qí

Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

苏州
sū zhōu

Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

苏州地区
sū zhōu dì qū

Suzhou region in Jiangsu

苏州大学
sū zhōu dà xué

Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)

苏州市
sū zhōu shì

Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

苏州河
sū zhōu hé

Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai)

苏州码子
sū zhōu mǎ zi

also called 草碼|草码[cǎo mǎ]

苏州话
sū zhōu huà

Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语[wú yǔ]

苏必利尔湖
sū bì lì ěr hú

Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[wǔ dà hú]

苏打
sū dá

soda (loanword)

苏打水
sū dá shuǐ

soda drink (loanword)

苏打粉
sū dá fěn

baking soda

苏打饼干
sū dá bǐng gān

soda biscuit

苏拉威西
sū lā wēi xī

Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)

苏易简
sū yì jiǎn

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

苏曼殊
sū màn shū

Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement

苏木
sū mù

administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)

苏杭
sū háng

Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu] and Hangzhou 杭州[háng zhōu]

苏东坡
sū dōng pō

Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

苏枋
sū fāng

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)

苏格拉底
sū gé lā dǐ

Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher

苏格兰
sū gé lán

Scotland

苏格兰场
sū gé lán chǎng

Scotland Yard

苏格兰女王玛丽
sū gé lán nǚ wáng mǎ lì

Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)

苏格兰帽
sū gé lán mào

bonnet

苏格兰牧羊犬
sū gé lán mù yáng quǎn

Scotch collie

苏步青
sū bù qīng

Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician

苏武
sū wǔ

Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service

苏氨酸
sū ān suān

threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid

苏洵
sū xún

Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[táng sòng bā dà jiā]

苏澳
sū ào

Su'ao Town in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

苏澳镇
sū ào zhèn

Su'ao Town in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

苏尔
sū ěr

Sol (goddess)

苏珊
sū shān

Susan (name)

苏珊·波伊尔
sū shān · bō yī ěr

Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition

苏瓦
sū wǎ

Suva, capital of Fiji

苏生
sū shēng

to revive

苏秦
sū qín

Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

苏维埃
sū wéi āi

Soviet (council)

苏维埃俄国
sū wéi āi é guó

Soviet Russia (1917-1991)

苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟
sū wéi āi shè huì zhǔ yì gòng hé guó lián méng

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991

苏绣
sū xiù

Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[xiāng xiù], 粵繡|粤绣[yuè xiù] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[shǔ xiù])

苏美尔
sū měi ěr

Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East

苏联
sū lián

Soviet Union, 1922-1991

苏联之友社
sū lián zhī yǒu shè

Soviet Union friendly society

苏联最高苏维埃
sū lián zuì gāo sū wéi āi

Supreme Soviet

苏胺酸
sū àn suān

threonine

苏花公路
sū huā gōng lù

Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean

苏菜
sū cài

Jiangsu cuisine

苏菲
sū fēi

Sophie (name)

苏莱曼
sū lái màn

Suleiman (name)

苏西洛
sū xī luò

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014

苏贞昌
sū zhēn chāng

Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-)

苏轼
sū shì

Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[sū dōng pō], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[táng sòng bā dà jiā]

苏辙
sū zhé

Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[sān sū] and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[táng sòng bā dà jiā]

苏迪曼杯
sū dí màn bēi

Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)

苏里南
sū lǐ nán

Suriname

苏里南河
sū lǐ nán hé

Suriname River

苏金达
sū jīn dá

Sukinda, Indian city

苏铁
sū tiě

sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

苏门答腊
sū mén dá là

Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands

苏门答腊岛
sū mén dá là dǎo

Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)

苏非主义
sū fēi zhǔ yì

Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)

苏黎世
sū lí shì

Zurich, Switzerland

苏黎世联邦理工学院
sū lí shì lián bāng lǐ gōng xué yuàn

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university

阿克苏
ā kè sū

Aqsu wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang

阿克苏地区
ā kè sū dì qū

Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang

阿克苏市
ā kè sū shì

Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang

阿克苏河
ā kè sū hé

Aksu River in Xinjiang

阿苏山
ā sū shān

Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan

马苏德
mǎ sū dé

Massoud (name)

马苏里拉
mǎ sū lǐ lā

mozzarella (loanword)