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山苏

shān sūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)
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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.

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Original source entry:

山蘇 山苏 [shan1 su1] /bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)/

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Other forms in these source records: 山蘇

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 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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