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三苏

Sān Sūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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])
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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-8919f99167918d06. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

三蘇 三苏 [San1 Su1] /the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2])/

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Other forms in these source records: 三蘇

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 苏
    sū

    used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lū sū] / to revive / Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / used as phonetic in transliteration

    Sū

    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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