苏 (sū): revive
苏 (sū) is a Chinese character meaning “revive.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 办 (structural). It ranks #590 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 苏 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- revive
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苏格兰 | sū gé lán | Scotland |
| 苏联 | sū lián | Soviet Union, 1922-1991 |
| 苏打 | sū dá | (loanword) soda |
| 苏珊 | sū shān | Susan (name) |
| 复苏 | fù sū | to recover (health, economic) |
| 苏菲 | sū fēi | Sophie (name) |
| 苏醒 | sū xǐng | to come to |
| 苏丹 | sū dān | (loanword) sultan |
| 苏黎世 | sū lí shì | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 密苏里 | mì sū lǐ | Missouri |
| 苏俄 | sū é | Soviet Russia |
| 苏瓦 | sū wǎ | Suva, capital of Fiji |
| 流苏 | liú sū | tassels |
| 苏维埃 | sū wéi āi | Soviet (council) |
| 苏尔 | sū ěr | Sol (goddess) |
苏 appears in 100 compound words: 60 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 苏 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 苏.
Example Sentences
经济复苏的迹象越来越明显。
Jīngjì fùsū de jìxiàng yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn.
Signs of economic recovery are becoming increasingly obvious.
韩沙率18国会议员联署 挺阿末三苏里任国盟主席
hán shā lǜ 1 8 guó huì yì yuán lián shǔ tǐng ā mò sān sū lǐ rèn guó méng zhǔ xí
Han Sha led 18 members of parliament to jointly sign the appointment of Ahmad Sansuri as the chairman of the National League
你还是曾经那个少年!苏翊鸣斩获中国队首金
nǐ hái shì céng jīng nā gě shǎo nián ! sū 翊 míng zhǎn huò zhōng guó duì shǒu jīn
You're still the same teenager! Su Yiming wins China's first gold.
金牌,苏翊鸣送给自己最好的生日礼物!
jīn pái , sū 翊 míng sòng gěi zì jǐ zuì hǎo de shēng rì lǐ wù !
Gold Medal: Su Yiming's Best Birthday Gift to Himself!
苏翊鸣第二滑平稳输出,继续加油!
sū 翊 míng dì èr huá píng wěn shū chū , jì xù jiā yóu !
Su Yiming delivered a steady second run—keep it up!
英格兰与苏格兰相邻。
Yīnggélán yǔ Sūgélán xiānglín.
England and Scotland are neighbours.
夏天的苏格兰怎么样？
Xiàtiān de Sūgélán zěnmeyàng?
What's Scotland like in summer?
你曾经爬过阿苏山吗？
Nǐ céngjīng pá guo āsū Shān ma?
Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?
苏联学家研究什么呢？
Sūlián xué jiā yánjiū shénme ne?
What does a Sovietologist study?
Character Family
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