懂中文 Dong Chinese

蘇

sū

revive

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 穌 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

穌 sound component

穌  Sound component

sū

  

revive

Evolution

蘇 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
蘇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蘇 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蘇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

苏 (蘇) 

sū

revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'; Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration

苏 (蘇) 

Sū

surname Su; abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联; abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏; abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州

Most common words with 蘇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

苏

place name

苏联

Soviet Union, 1922-1991

苏格兰

Scotland

江苏

Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏, capital Nanjing 南京

苏州

Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

囌