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紫苏属

zǐ sū shǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)
Sources & editorial notes

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-f21a299754504fed. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

紫蘇屬 紫苏属 [zi3 su1 shu3] /genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 紫蘇屬

  • 紫
    zǐ

    purple / violet

  • 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]

  • 属
    shǔ

    category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute

    zhǔ

    to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.