Sū měi ěrdictionary entry
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Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
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Original source entry:

蘇美爾 苏美尔 [Su1 mei3 er3] /Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East/

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Other forms in these source records: 蘇美爾

  • 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]

  • 美
    měi

    beautiful / very satisfactory / good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself

    Měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Měi zhōu]) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Měi guó])

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

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