1. 蘇

蘇

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  • 590th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 63 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蘇→
艹穌
2Radical
蘇→
艹grass魚fish禾grain
3Graphical
蘇→
艹⺈冂一丨一灬㇒一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sū (Su1)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
2. sū (su1)Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) • place name • to revive • used as phonetic in transliteration

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蘇 sū (su1)The component 穌 is pronounced as 'sū' (su1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蘇 sū (su1)The component 魚 is pronounced as 'yú' (yu2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

江苏 (江蘇)
苏 (蘇)
苏州 (蘇州)
苏格兰 (蘇格蘭)
苏醒 (蘇醒)

Medium Frequency

复苏 (復蘇)
提拉米苏 (提拉米蘇)
江苏省 (江蘇省)
流苏 (流蘇)
紫苏 (紫蘇)
苏丹 (蘇丹)
苏州市 (蘇州市)
苏州河 (蘇州河)
苏打 (蘇打)
苏打水 (蘇打水)
苏打粉 (蘇打粉)
苏杭 (蘇杭)
苏东坡 (蘇東坡)
苏格拉底 (蘇格拉底)
苏珊 (蘇珊)
苏联 (蘇聯)
苏菲 (蘇菲)
苏轼 (蘇軾)
苏黎世 (蘇黎世)
阿克苏 (阿克蘇)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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