流苏 | liú sū | tassels |
乌苏市 | Wū sū shì | Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地区, Xinjiang |
乌苏里斯克 | Wū sū lǐ sī kè | Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region; previous names include 双城子 and Voroshilov 伏罗希洛夫 |
乌里雅苏台 | Wū lǐ yǎ sū tái | Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia |
苏仙 | Sū xiān | Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan |
苏仙区 | Sū xiān qū | Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan |
苏家屯 | Sū jiā tún | Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
苏家屯区 | Sū jiā tún qū | Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
白苏 | bái sū | common perilla |
紫苏 | zǐ sū | basil; Perilla frutescens |
紫苏属 | zǐ sū shǔ | genus Perilla (includes basil and mints) |
美苏 | Měi Sū | American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc) |
翁山苏姬 | Wēng shān Sū jī | Aung san Suu kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate; also written 昂山素姬 |
苏伊士河 | Sū yī shì hé | the Suez canal |
苏占区 | Sū zhàn qū | Soviet occupied area (of east Europe etc) |
苏克雷 | Sū kè léi | Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia |
苏共 | Sū Gòng | Soviet Communist party; abbr. for 苏联共产党 |
苏台德地区 | Sū tái dé Dì qū | Sudetenland |
苏合香 | sū hé xiāng | snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis); gum storax, used in traditional Chinese medicine |
苏哈托 | Sū hā tuō | Suharto |
苏报案 | Sū bào àn | Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 苏报, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 邹容 |
苏姆盖特 | Sū mǔ gài tè | Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan |
苏富比 | Sū fù bǐ | Sotheby's auction house |
苏宁电器 | Sū níng diàn qì | Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer) |
苏尼特右旗 | Sū ní tè yòu qí | Sonid Right banner in Xilin Gol league 锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia |
苏尼特左旗 | Sū ní tè zuǒ qí | Sonid Left banner in Xilin Gol league 锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia |
苏州地区 | Sū zhōu dì qū | Suzhou region in Jiangsu |
苏州大学 | Sū zhōu Dà xué | Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986) |
苏州市 | Sū zhōu shì | Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
苏州河 | Sū zhōu Hé | Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai) |
苏州码子 | Sū zhōu mǎ zi | Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine; also called 草码 |
苏州话 | Sū zhōu huà | Suzhou dialect; one of the main forms of southern Chinese 吴语, having seven tones |
苏必利尔湖 | Sū bì lì ěr hú | Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 |
苏打水 | sū dá shuǐ | soda water |
苏打粉 | sū dá fěn | baking soda |
苏打饼干 | sū dá bǐng gān | soda biscuit; cracker |
苏拉威西 | Sū lā wēi xī | Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island) |
苏易简 | Sū Yì jiǎn | Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet |
苏杭 | Sū háng | Suzhou 蘇州 and Hangzhou 杭州 |
苏东坡 | Sū Dōng pō | Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher |
苏枋 | sū fāng | sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan) |
苏枋木 | sū fāng mù | sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine |
苏格拉底 | Sū gé lā dǐ | Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher |
苏格兰场 | sū gé lán chǎng | Scotland Yard |
苏格兰女王玛丽 | Sū gé lán nǚ wáng Mǎ lì | Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87) |
苏格兰帽 | sū gé lán mào | bonnet |
苏格兰折耳猫 | Sū gé lán Zhé ěr māo | Scottish Fold |
苏步青 | Sū Bù qīng | Su Buqing |
苏武 | Sū Wǔ | Su Wu (140-60 BC), Hany dynasty envoy to the Xiongnu 匈奴 kept captive for 20 years |
苏氨酸 | sū ān suān | threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid |