(sū)

surname Su

How 蘇 is written

Strokes
20
Radical
— grass
Traditional
Simplified

Components

Common words using 蘇

江蘇 jiāngsū
Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏, capital Nanjing 南京
蘇州 sūzhōu
Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
蘇格蘭 sūgélán
Scotland
蘇醒 sūxǐng
to wake up; to regain consciousness
復蘇 fùsū
variant of 復甦|复苏[fu4 su1]; to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate
提拉米蘇 tílāmǐsū
tiramisù (loanword from Italian meaning "pull-me-up"); dessert made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and mascarpone cream
江蘇省 jiāngsūshěng
Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏, capital Nanjing 南京
流蘇 liúsū
tassels
紫蘇 zǐsū
beefsteak plant; shiso; Perilla frutescens
蘇丹 sūdān
Sudan; sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)
蘇州市 sūzhōushì
Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
蘇州河 sūzhōuhé
Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai)

蘇 in a sentence

蘇小姐是我的同事。

Sū xiǎojiě shì wǒ de tóngshì.

“Ms. Su is my colleague.”

How common is 蘇?

蘇 is the 590th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 79.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 蘇

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