蘇 (sou1 | su1) : perilla; tassel; Soviet; a surname

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蘇

sou1

su1

[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

苏 is the simplified form for both 蘇 and 甦.

Stroke count: 20

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蘇 / 苏

This word has been viewed 1 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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蘇蝦仔 sou1 haa1 zai2 = child 粵

蘇格蘭 sou1 gaak3 laan4 su1 ge2 lan2 = Scotland

蘇聯 sou1 lyun4 su1 lian2 = Soviet Union

蘇州 sou1 zau1 su1 zhou1 = Suzhou

插蘇 caap3 sou1 = electrical socket; electrical plug 粵

蘇丹 sou1 daan1 su1 dan1 = Sudan; sultan

經濟復蘇 ging1 zai3 fuk6 sou1 jing1 ji4 fu4 su1 = economic recovery

蘇打粉 sou1 daa2 fan2 = baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

蘇眉 sou1 mei4 = hump-headed wrasse

蘇蝦 sou1 haa1 = baby 粵

萬能蘇 maan6 nang4 sou1 wan4 neng2 su1 = adaptors; bi-sexual

拉蘇 laai1 sou4 = lysol

科蘇 fo1 sou1 = floorshow (as loanword)

蘇冬 so3 dong1 = squid, cuttlefish 粵

蘇古 sou1 gu2 = quarter (math) 粵

復蘇 fuk6 sou1 fu4 su1 = recovery (health, economic)

蘇州屎 sou1 zau1 si2 su1 zhou1 shi3 = a mess left behind from someone else; knotty problem or sticky business that needs to be dealt with 粵

白蘇維濃 baak6 sou1 wai4 nung4 = sauvignon blanc

蘇州過後冇艇搭 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 粵

紫蘇 zi2 sou1 zi3 su1 = basil

萬能插蘇 maan6 nang4 caap3 sou1 = universal adaptor 粵

蘇里南 sou1 lei5 naam4 su1 li3 nan2 = Suriname

江蘇 gong1 sou1 jiang1 su1 = Jiangsu province in China

蘇黎世 sou1 lai4 sai3 su1 li2 shi4 = Zurich

明尼蘇達 ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 Ming2 ni2 su1 da2 = Minnesota

前蘇聯 cin4 sou1 lyun4 qian2 su1 lian2 = former Soviet Union

江蘇省 gong1 sou1 saang2 jiang1 su1 sheng3 = Jiangsu, an east central China province

蘇鼠 sou1 syu2 = mole (animal) 粵

盲蘇鼠 maang4 sou1 syu2 = mole (animal) 粵

蘇州地區 sou1 zau1 dei6 keoi1 Su1 zhou1 di4 qu1 = [n] Suzhou district (district in Jiangsu)

阿克蘇 aa3 hak1 sou1 a1 ke4 su1 = Aksu (place in Xinjiang)

阿克蘇地區 aa3 hak1 sou1 dei6 keoi1 a1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1 = Aksu district (district in Xinjiang)

蘇峻 sou1 zeon3 su1 jun4 = Su Jun, a Jin dynasty general

昭蘇 ziu1 sou1 zhao1 su1 = Zhaosu (place in Xinjiang)

蘇格蘭場 sou1 gaak3 laan4 coeng4 = [n] Scotland Yard

蘇杭 sou1 hong4 = Su Hong Eatery

蘇杭小館 sou1 hong4 siu2 gun2 = Su Hong Eatery

蘇門答臘 sou1 mun4 daap3 laap6 su1 men2 da2 la4 = Sumatra

蘇俄 sou1 ngo4 = Soviet Russia

蘇彝士 sou1 ji4 si6 = Suez

蘇彝士運河 sou1 ji4 si6 wan6 ho4 = the Suez Canal

密蘇里州 mat6 sou1 lei5 zau1 mi4 su1 li3 zhou1 = Missouri

摩蘇爾 mo1 sou1 ji5 mo2 su1 er3 = Mosul (Iraqi city)

原蘇聯 jyun4 sou1 lyun4 yuan2 su1 lian2 = former Soviet Union

蘇州碼子 sou1 zau1 maa5 zi2 su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5 = Suzhou numerals, traditionally used by shopkeepers to mark price

蘇州大學 sou1 zau1 daai6 hok6 su1 zhou1 da4 xue2 = Soochow University (Jiangsu)

明尼蘇達州 ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 zau1 ming2 ni2 su1 da2 zhou1 = Minnesota

蘇美爾 sou1 mei5 ji5 su1 mei3 er3 = Sumer, an early Mesopotamian civilization

米蘇里 mai5 sou1 lei5 mi3 su1 li3 = Missouri

密蘇裡 mat6 sou1 lei5 mi4 su1 li3 = Missouri

蘇格蘭王國 sou1 gaak3 laan4 wong4 gwok3 su1 ge2 lan2 wang2 guo2 = Kingdom of Scotland

蘇民峰 sou1 man4 fung1 su1 min2 feng1 = Peter So, So Man Fung

蘇有朋 sou1 jau5 pang4 su1 you3 peng2 = Tommy Alec Su

蘇慧倫 sou1 wai6 leon4 su1 hui4 lun2 = Tarcy Su

蘇永康 sou1 wing5 hong1 su1 yong3 kang1 = William So Wing Hong

蘇志威 sou1 zi3 wai1 su1 zhi4 wei1 = Edmond So

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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