苏
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sū · to awaken, to revive, to resurrect

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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 苏

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sūWords pronounced sū
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xī wàng jīng jì hěn kuài fù sū qǐ lái.我希望经济很快复苏起来。

I hope the economy picks up soon.

Source: Tatoeba #7769295 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de sūdá shì shén me?你最喜欢的苏打是什么?

What's your favorite soda?

Source: Tatoeba #2748450 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīng jì zài fù sū zhī zhōng.经济在复苏之中。

The economy is picking up.

Source: Tatoeba #2030817 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi qù shàng yīng ér xīn fèi fù sū kè chéng.你应该去上婴儿心肺复苏课程。

You should really take an infant CPR class.

Source: Tatoeba #8741556 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn shǎo hē sūdá shuǐ.她很少喝苏打水。

She infrequently drinks soda.

Source: Tatoeba #12885117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hǎo sū shān, nǐ hǎo ma?你好苏珊,你好吗?

Hi, Susan. How are you?

Source: Tatoeba #2575657 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 苏 in context

  1. Say sū, then recall the core meaning: to awaken, to revive, to resurrect.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 复苏 (fù sū), meaning “to recover”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 苏 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.