苏 - sū - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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19 strokes
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蘇 (苏)

sū

Definition

Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)
place name
to revive
used as phonetic in transliteration

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

囌

sū

see 囉囌

Related words (24)

soda (loanword)

sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine; administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)

蘇枋

sū fāng

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)

蘇鐵

sū tiě

sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

蘇合香

sū hé xiāng

snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis); gum storax, used in TCM

蘇打水

sū dá shuǐ

soda drink (loanword); soda; soda water; club soda

baking soda

sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine

蘇氨酸

sū ān suān

threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid

threonine

soda biscuit; cracker

bonnet

sage (herb)

tassels

common perilla

beefsteak plant; shiso; Perilla frutescens

小蘇打

xiǎo sū dá

baking soda; sodium bicarbonate

來蘇糖

lái sū táng

lyxose (type of sugar)

sage (herb)

(bird species of China) ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

紫蘇屬

zǐ sū shǔ

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

tiramisu (loanword)

tiramisu (Italian dessert) (loanword)

馬蘇里拉

mǎ sū lǐ lā

mozzarella (loanword)

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