蘇

See also: 蘓 and 苏

蘇	U+8607, 蘇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8607

← 蘆
[U+8606]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蘈 →
[U+8608]

Translingual

Han character

蘇 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+16, 22 strokes, cangjie input 廿弓火木 (TNFD), four-corner 4439₄, composition ⿱艹穌)

Derived characters

囌, 𥗹, 𦣑, 𡚡, 𠫋, 𡚢, 𫰅

Related characters

苏 (Simplified Chinese)

References

KangXi: page 1068, character 7
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32427
Dae Jaweon: page 1534, character 3
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3327, character 7
Unihan data for U+8607

Chinese

trad.		蘇
simp.		苏^*
alternative forms		蘓／苏穌／稣 ⿱艹⿰𩵋禾

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 蘇
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (魚) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
蘇	*sŋaː
穌	*sŋaː
魚	*ŋa
漁	*ŋa
䱷	*ŋa

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sŋaː) : semantic 艸 (“grass; plant”) + phonetic 穌 (OC *sŋaː).

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cantonese "socket": Borrowed from English socket.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sū (su¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨ
(Chengdu, SP): su¹
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): sou¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu¹
Gan (Wiktionary): su¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sû
(Meixian, Guangdong): si¹
Jin (Wiktionary): su¹
Min Bei (KCR): sú
Min Dong (BUC): sŭ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): so͘
(Teochew, Peng'im): sou¹
Wu (Wiktionary): su (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): sou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sū
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: su
  - Wade–Giles: su¹
  - Yale: sū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: su
  - Palladius: су (su)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: su¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: su
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹
  - Yale: sōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬu³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: su¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sû
  - Hakka Romanization System: su´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: su¹
  - Sinological IPA: /su²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: si¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sz̩⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: su¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /su¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so͘
  - Tâi-lô: soo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sou¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sou
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: su (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sv̩ʷ⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: sou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /səu³³/

Middle Chinese: /suo/

Rime
Character	蘇
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	素姑切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/suo/
Pan Wuyun	/suo/
Shao Rongfen	/so/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɔ/
Li Rong	/so/
Wang Li	/su/
Bernard Karlgren	/suo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sou¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-ŋˤa/
(Zhengzhang): /*sŋaː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蘇
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	sū
Middle Chinese	‹ su ›
Old Chinese	/*s-ŋˁa/
English	revive
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蘇
Reading #	1/1
No.	15937
Phonetic component	魚
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	蘇
Old Chinese	/*sŋaː/

Definitions

蘇

perilla (Perilla frutescens)
^† firewood
^† to reap grass
^† to take; to get
tassel
(Cantonese) socket
Short for 江蘇／江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangsu Province”).
Short for 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu, “Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province”).
Short for 蘇維埃／苏维埃 (sūwéi'āi, “soviet”).
Short for 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián, “Soviet Union”).
蘇僑／苏侨 ― Sū qiáo ― Soviet national residing in another country
美蘇冷戰／美苏冷战 ― Měi Sū lěngzhàn ― the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union
Short for 蘇格蘭／苏格兰 (Sūgélán, “Scotland”).
Alternative form of 甦／苏 (sū, “to revive; to regain consciousness”).
a surname
蘇軾／苏轼 ― Sū Shì ― Su Shi (Song dynasty writer)

Compounds

Derived terms from 蘇

三蘇／三苏
二蘇／二苏
來蘇／来苏
來蘇水／来苏水
克孜勒蘇／克孜勒苏 (Kèzīlèsū)
兩蘇／两苏
利蘇／利苏
卻蘇／却苏
塊蘇／块苏
塗蘇／涂苏
大小蘇／大小苏
大蘇／大苏
大蘇打／大苏打 (dàsūdǎ)
姑蘇／姑苏 (Gūsū)
姑蘇臺／姑苏台
密蘇里州／密苏里州
密蘇里河／密苏里河
小蘇／小苏
小蘇打／小苏打 (xiǎosūdá)
屠蘇／屠苏
屠蘇酒／屠苏酒
山有扶蘇／山有扶苏
山蘇／山苏
復蘇／复苏
徯蘇／徯苏
打剌蘇／打剌苏
扶蘇／扶苏 (fúsū)
插蘇／插苏
摸蘇／摸苏
旒蘇／旒苏
昭蘇／昭苏 (Zhāosū)
更蘇／更苏
曷蘇館／曷苏馆
有蘇／有苏
枝葉扶蘇／枝叶扶苏
梅蘇／梅苏
梅蘇丸／梅苏丸
槁蘇暍醒／槁苏暍醒
槱蘇／槱苏
樵蘇／樵苏
樵蘇不爨／樵苏不爨
樵蘇失爨／樵苏失爨
樵蘇客／樵苏客
歐蘇／欧苏
民族蘇木／民族苏木
水蘇／水苏 (shuǐsū)
洗蘇／洗苏
流蘇／流苏 (liúsū)
流蘇帳／流苏帐
流蘇髻／流苏髻
清蘇／清苏
滴羞都蘇／滴羞都苏
滴蘇／滴苏
烏蘇／乌苏 (Wūsū)
烏蘇里江／乌苏里江 (Wūsūlǐ Jiāng)
瑪麗蘇／玛丽苏 (Mǎlì Sū)
瓊蘇／琼苏
田蘇／田苏
白古蘇花／白古苏花
白蘇／白苏 (báisū)
皋蘇／皋苏
積蘇／积苏
答剌蘇／答剌苏
紅蘇／红苏
紫蘇／紫苏 (zǐsū)
累塊積蘇／累块积苏
累蘇積磈／累苏积磈
翻蘇／翻苏

老蘇／老苏
耶蘇／耶苏
萱蘇／萱苏
落蘇／落苏 (luòsū)
蒲蘇／蒲苏
薪蘇／薪苏
蘇世／苏世
蘇中郎／苏中郎
蘇丹／苏丹 (sūdān)
蘇二／苏二
蘇井／苏井
蘇仙／苏仙
蘇仙公／苏仙公
蘇伊士／苏伊士 (Sūyīshì)
蘇何／苏何
蘇俄／苏俄 (Sū'é)
蘇公堤／苏公堤
蘇公笠／苏公笠
蘇公隄／苏公堤
蘇共／苏共 (Sūgòng)
蘇利南／苏利南 (Sūlìnán)
蘇劇／苏剧
蘇功／苏功
蘇區／苏区 (sūqū)
蘇卿／苏卿
蘇合／苏合
蘇合香／苏合香 (sūhéxiāng)
蘇坐／苏坐
蘇堤／苏堤
蘇塗／苏涂
蘇娘／苏娘
蘇子／苏子 (sūzi)
蘇子油／苏子油
蘇家壋／苏家垱 (Sūjiādàng)
蘇小／苏小
蘇小妹／苏小妹
蘇小小／苏小小
蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu)
蘇州彈詞／苏州弹词
蘇州片／苏州片
蘇州碼子／苏州码子 (Sūzhōu mǎzi)
蘇州評彈／苏州评弹
蘇幕遮／苏幕遮
蘇幙遮／苏幙遮
蘇張／苏张
蘇復／苏复
蘇必略湖／苏必略湖 (Sūbìlüè Hú)
蘇息／苏息
蘇打／苏打 (sūdá)
蘇打餅乾／苏打饼干 (sūdá bǐnggān)
蘇拉／苏拉 (sūlā)
蘇拉威西／苏拉威西 (Sūlāwēixī)
蘇援／苏援
蘇摩遮／苏摩遮
蘇方／苏方
蘇木／苏木 (sūmù)
蘇李／苏李
蘇李體／苏李体
蘇杭／苏杭 (Sūháng)
蘇枋／苏枋 (sūfāng)
蘇枯／苏枯
蘇格蘭／苏格兰 (Sūgélán)
蘇梅／苏梅 (Sūméi)
蘇梗／苏梗 (sūgěng)
蘇武牧羊／苏武牧羊
蘇武節／苏武节
蘇氣／苏气
蘇活／苏活 (Sūhuó)

蘇海韓潮／苏海韩潮
蘇澳／苏澳 (Sū'ào)
蘇爾奈／苏尔奈 (sū'ěrnài)
蘇瓦／苏瓦 (Sūwǎ)
蘇生／苏生
蘇生節／苏生节
蘇甦／苏苏
蘇白／苏白 (sūbái)
蘇省／苏省
蘇秦刺股／苏秦刺股
蘇米／苏米
蘇維埃／苏维埃 (sūwéi'āi)
蘇繡／苏绣
蘇美人／苏美人
蘇耽／苏耽
蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián)
蘇臺／苏台
蘇興／苏兴
蘇花公路／苏花公路
蘇莫遮／苏莫遮
蘇菜／苏菜 (sūcài)
蘇蘇／苏苏
蘇裱／苏裱
蘇軟／苏软
蘇辛／苏辛
蘇醒／苏醒
蘇里南／苏里南 (Sūlǐnán)
蘇鐘／苏钟
蘇鐵／苏铁 (sūtiě)
蘇門／苏门
蘇門嘯／苏门啸
蘇門四友／苏门四友
蘇門四子／苏门四子
蘇門答臘／苏门答腊 (Sūméndálà)
蘇門長嘯／苏门长啸
蘇隄／苏堤
蘇頭／苏头
蘇鬼／苏鬼
蘇麻／苏麻
蘇黃／苏黄
蘇黎士／苏黎士 (Sūlíshì)
蜜蘇／蜜苏
諾蘇／诺苏 (Nuòsū)
豪蘇膩柳／豪苏腻柳
赤蘇／赤苏
赫蘇氏／赫苏氏
遐蘇／遐苏
邪蘇／邪苏
酪蘇／酪苏
酴蘇／酴苏
金蘇／金苏
長蘇／长苏
闔蘇／阖苏
阿克蘇／阿克苏 (Ākèsū)
阿蘇山／阿苏山
雞蘇／鸡苏
雷蘇／雷苏
青蘇／青苏
韓柳歐蘇／韩柳欧苏
韓海蘇潮／韩海苏潮
韓潮蘇海／韩潮苏海
餐氈蘇／餐毡苏
騷蘇／骚苏
骨蘇／骨苏
髯蘇／髯苏
鶡蘇／鹖苏
鹿走蘇臺／鹿走苏台
麻蘇蘇／麻苏苏

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蘇):

→ Japanese: 蘇(そ) (so)

Others:

→ English: Su, So, Sou, Soh, Soo
→ Tagalog: So (via Hokkien)

Japanese

Kanji

蘇

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

be resurrected, revived
perilla, shiso
kanji used to transliterate borrowings from foreign languages

Readings

Go-on: す (su)
Kan-on: そ (so)
Kun: よみがえる (yomigaeru, 蘇る)^{←よみがへる (yomigaferu, historical)}
Nanori: いき (iki)

Compounds

蘇(そ)す (sosu)
蘇(ス)芳(オウ), 蘇(ス)方(オウ), 蘇(ス)芳(オウ) (suō)
蘇我(そが) (Soga)
蘇回(そかい) (sokai)
蘇(そ)活(かつ) (sokatsu)
蘇香(そこう), 蘇合(そこう) (sokō)
蘇合香(そごうこう) (sogōkō)
蘇摩那華(そまなけ) (somanake)
蘇志摩利(そしまり) (Soshimari)
蘇尸茂利(そしもり) (Soshimori)
蘇州(そしゅう) (Soshū)
蘇生(そせい) (sosei)
蘇(そ)息(そく) (sosoku)
蘇張(そちょう) (sochō)
蘇(ソ)鉄(テツ) (sotetsu)
蘇洞門(そとも) (Sotomo)
蘇維埃(ソビエト) (Sobieto)
蘇(そ)莫(まく)者(しゃ) (Somakusha)
蘇民(そみ)書(かく)札(だ) (somikakuda)
蘇民(そみん)祭(さい) (Sominsai)
蘇民(そみん)将来(しょうらい) (Somin-shōrai)
蘇摩(そま) (soma), 蘇(ソー)摩(マ) (sōma)
蘇迷盧(そめいろ) (Someiro)
蘇葉(そよう) (soyō)
蘇陽(そよう)峡(きょう) (Soyōkyō)
蘇利古(そりこ) (Soriko)
蘇(ソ)連(れん) (Soren)
蘇婆訶(そわか) (sowaka)
阿蘇(あそ) (Aso)
烏蘇里(ウスリー) (Usurī)
老蘇(おいその)森(もり) (Oiso no Mori)
韓柳(かんりゅう)欧蘇(おうそ) (Kanryūōso)
苦(クッ)蘇(ソ) (kusso)
江蘇(こうそ) (Kōso)
古(こ)鳥(とり)蘇(そ) (Kotoriso)
採蘇羅(さそら) (sasora)
三蘇(さんそ) (Sanso)
紫蘇(シソ) (shiso)
樵蘇(しょうそ) (shōso)
新(しん)鳥(とり)蘇(そ) (Shintoriso)
屠蘇(とそ) (toso), 屠蘇(とうそ) (tōso)
納蘇利(なそり) (Nasori)
比蘇(ひそ)寺(でら) (Hisodera)
耶蘇(やそ) (Yaso)
蘇素(スエズ), 蘇士(スエズ) (Suezu)
蘇格蘭(スコットランド) (Sukottorando)
蘇丹(スーダン) (Sūdan)
蘇門答剌(ソモタラ) (Somotara)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
蘇
そ Jinmeiyō
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 蘇 (MC suo).

Used in Old Japanese as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨so₁⟩

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) そ [sóꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [so̞]

Noun

蘇(そ) • (so)

Alternative spelling of 酥 (so): condensed milk

Derived terms

蘇(そ)蜜(みつ) (somitsu)
蘇油(そゆ) (soyu)

Proper noun

蘇(そ) • (So)

a surname

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

蘇 • (so) (hangeul 소)

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Pai-lang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sja-n. Compare Burmese သား (sa:, “meat”), Tibetan ཤ (sha, “flesh”).

Noun

蘇 (*sa)

meat

References

Hill, Nathan W. (2017), “Songs of the Bailang: A New Transcription with Etymological Commentary”, in Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient‎, volume 103, pages 386—429

Vietnamese

Han character

蘇: Hán Nôm readings: tô, to, su, tua

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN