sū

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Source form: 蘇 / 苏
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / to revive / used as phonetic in transliteration
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d24590d69e3576a0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蘇 苏 [su1] /Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)/place name/to revive/used as phonetic in transliteration/

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Sū

All readings
Source form: 蘇 / 苏
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃[Sū wéi āi] or 蘇聯|苏联[Sū lián] / abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiāng sū] / abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-91db20d055e6bc4c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蘇 苏 [Su1] /surname Su/abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃[Su1 wei2 ai1] or 蘇聯|苏联[Su1 lian2]/abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1]/abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 苏

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