蘇
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sū · to awaken, to revive, to resurrect

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Shape and proportion

20Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蘇

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Example sentences

Notice where 蘇 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ hǎo, sū shān. nǐ hǎo ma ?你好,蘇珊。你好吗?

Hi, Susan. How are you?

Source: Tatoeba #833005 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chú le sū dǎ shuǐ, wǒ shén mó dōu bù hē.除了蘇打水,我什麼都不喝。

I never drank anything but soda.

Source: Tatoeba #13543826 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sū lián shì zài èr shí wǔ nián qián jiě tǐ de.蘇聯是在二十五年前解體的。

The Soviet Union collapsed 25 years ago.

Source: Tatoeba #13231604 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu yì xiē lái zì sū gé lán de gē.有一些來自蘇格蘭的歌。

There are some songs from Scotland.

Source: Tatoeba #760766 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ de sū dǎ shuǐ zhōng hán yǒu dàliàng táng.薩米的蘇打水中含有大量糖。

Sami's soda has a lot of sugar in it.

Source: Tatoeba #13543828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sū shān zài mén kǒu yíng jiē tā de kè rén.蘇珊在門口迎接她的客人。

Susan greeted her guests at the door.

Source: Tatoeba #895141 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蘇 in context

  1. Say sū, then recall the core meaning: to awaken, to revive, to resurrect.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蘇 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.