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  sou1   jyutping
  su1   pinyin
[1] perilla, white or purple
[2] tassel; fringe
[3] short for Soviet Union
[4] short for Jiangsu province or Suzhou
[5] a Chinese family name

is the simplified form for both and .
noun
Stroke count: 20
Level: 2
Radical: (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
蘇 / 苏

This word has been viewed 8859 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Feb 2014 00:55

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detail  sou1 haa1 zai2   = child
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4  su1 ge2 lan2 = Scotland
detail  sou1 lyun4  su1 lian2 = Soviet Union
detail  sou1 zau1  su1 zhou1 = Suzhou
detail  caap3 sou1   = electrical socket; electrical plug
detail  sou1 daan1  su1 dan1 = Sudan; sultan
detail  ging1 zai3 fuk6 sou1  jing1 ji4 fu4 su1 = economic recovery
detail  sou1 daa2 fan2   = baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
detail  sou1 mei4   = hump-headed wrasse
detail  sou1 haa1   = baby
detail  maan6 nang4 sou1  wan4 neng2 su1 = adaptors; bi-sexual
detail  laai1 sou4   = lysol
detail  fo1 sou1   = floorshow (as loanword)
detail  so3 dong1   = squid, cuttlefish
detail  sou1 gu2   = quarter (math)
detail  fuk6 sou1  fu4 su1 = recovery (health, economic)
detail  sou1 zau1 si2  su1 zhou1 shi3 = a mess left behind from someone else; knotty problem or sticky business that needs to be dealt with
detail  baak6 sou1 wai4 nung4   = sauvignon blanc
detail  sou1 zau1 gwo3 hau6 mou5 teng5 daap3  su1 zhou1 guo4 hou4 mao3 ting3 da1 = opportunity only knocks once; seize a chance when you have it
detail  zi2 sou1  zi3 su1 = basil
detail  maan6 nang4 caap3 sou1   = universal adaptor
detail  sou1 lei5 naam4  su1 li3 nan2 = Suriname
detail  gong1 sou1  jiang1 su1 = Jiangsu province in China
detail  sou1 lai4 sai3  su1 li2 shi4 = Zurich
detail  ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6  Ming2 ni2 su1 da2 = Minnesota
detail  cin4 sou1 lyun4  qian2 su1 lian2 = former Soviet Union
detail  gong1 sou1 saang2  jiang1 su1 sheng3 = Jiangsu, an east central China province
detail  sou1 syu2   = mole (animal)
detail  maang4 sou1 syu2   = mole (animal)
detail  sou1 zau1 dei6 keoi1  Su1 zhou1 di4 qu1 = [n] Suzhou district (district in Jiangsu)
detail  aa3 hak1 sou1  a1 ke4 su1 = Aksu (place in Xinjiang)
detail  aa3 hak1 sou1 dei6 keoi1  a1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1 = Aksu district (district in Xinjiang)
detail  sou1 zeon3  su1 jun4 = Su Jun, a Jin dynasty general
detail  ziu1 sou1  zhao1 su1 = Zhaosu (place in Xinjiang)
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 coeng4   = [n] Scotland Yard
detail  sou1 hong4   = Su Hong Eatery
detail  sou1 hong4 siu2 gun2   = Su Hong Eatery
detail  sou1 mun4 daap3 laap6  su1 men2 da2 la4 = Sumatra
detail  sou1 ngo4   = Soviet Russia
detail  sou1 ji4 si6   = Suez
detail  sou1 ji4 si6 wan6 ho4   = the Suez Canal
detail  mat6 sou1 lei5 zau1  mi4 su1 li3 zhou1 = Missouri
detail  mo1 sou1 ji5  mo2 su1 er3 = Mosul (Iraqi city)
detail  jyun4 sou1 lyun4  yuan2 su1 lian2 = former Soviet Union
detail  sou1 zau1 maa5 zi2  su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5 = Suzhou numerals, traditionally used by shopkeepers to mark price
detail  sou1 zau1 daai6 hok6  su1 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Soochow University (Jiangsu)
detail  sou1 lyun4 gung6 caan2 dong2  su1 lian2 gong4 chan3 dang3 = Communist Party of the Soviet Union (common formation)
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 wong4 gaa1 ngan4 hong4   = Royal Bank of Scotland plc (common formation)
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 ngan4 hong4   = Bank of Scotland (common formation)
detail  ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 zau1  ming2 ni2 su1 da2 zhou1 = Minnesota
detail  sou1 mei5 ji5  su1 mei3 er3 = Sumer, an early Mesopotamian civilization
detail  mai5 sou1 lei5  mi3 su1 li3 = Missouri
detail  mat6 sou1 lei5  mi4 su1 li3 = Missouri
detail  sou1 gaak3 laan4 wong4 gwok3  su1 ge2 lan2 wang2 guo2 = Kingdom of Scotland
detail  sou1 man4 fung1  su1 min2 feng1 = Peter So, So Man Fung
detail  sou1 jau5 pang4  su1 you3 peng2 = Tommy Alec Su
detail  sou1 wai6 leon4  su1 hui4 lun2 = Tarcy Su
detail  sou1 wing5 hong1  su1 yong3 kang1 = William So Wing Hong
detail  sou1 zi3 wai1  su1 zhi4 wei1 = Edmond So

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