Usage of the character 苏

Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡／湘绣 ( Xiāngxiù), 粵繡／粤绣 ( Yuèxiù) and 蜀繡／蜀绣 ( Shǔxiù))

Sūdān

苏丹

[蘇丹]

Sudan
sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)

luōsū

啰苏

[囉囌]

see 囉嗦／啰嗦 (luōsuo)

Sū'ào

苏澳

[蘇澳]

Suao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yilán Xiàn), Taiwan

Hāsū

哈苏

[哈蘇]

Hasselblad (camera manufacturer)

Sū'é

苏俄

[蘇俄]

Soviet Russia

Sūshān

苏珊

[蘇珊]

Susan (name)

Sū Shì

苏轼

[蘇軾]

Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡／苏东坡 ( Sū Dōngpō), Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇／三苏 ( Sān Sū) and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家 ( Táng Sòng Bā Dàjiā)

Sū Gòng

苏共

[蘇共]

Soviet Communist Party
abbr. for 蘇聯共產黨／苏联共产党 ( Sūlián Gòngchǎndǎng)

Sū Wǔ

苏武

[蘇武]

Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service

Sū Zhé

苏辙

[蘇轍]

Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇／三苏 ( Sān Sū) and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家 ( Táng Sòngbādàjiā)

Wūsū

乌苏

[烏蘇]

Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

sūtiě

苏铁

[蘇鐵]

sago palm (Cycas revoluta)

báisū

白苏

[白蘇]

common perilla

Asū Shān

阿苏山

[阿蘇山]

Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan

Mósū'ěr

摩苏尔

[摩蘇爾]

Mosul (city in Iraq)

Sūměi'ěr

苏美尔

[蘇美爾]

Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East

qián Sūlián

前苏联

[前蘇聯]

former Soviet Union

sūdáshuǐ

苏打水

[蘇打水]

soda drink (loanword)

Mǎsūdé

马苏德

[馬蘇德]

Massoud (name)
Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader

Sūlǐnán

苏里南

[蘇里南]

Suriname

yuán Sūlián

原苏联

[原蘇聯]

former Soviet Union

Sū Yìjiǎn

苏易简

[蘇易簡]

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

zǐsūshǔ

紫苏属

[紫蘇屬]

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

Kèsūlǔ

克苏鲁

[克蘇魯]

Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft

Zhāosū Xiàn

昭苏县

[昭蘇縣]

Zhaosu County or Mongghulküre nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

sūhéxiāng

苏合香

[蘇合香]

snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis)
gum storax, used in TCM

Sūwéi'āi

苏维埃

[蘇維埃]

Soviet (council)

yángzǐsū

洋紫苏

[洋紫蘇]

sage (herb)

Sūgélán

苏格兰

[蘇格蘭]

Scotland

Sū'ào Zhèn

苏澳镇

[蘇澳鎮]

Suao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yilán Xiàn), Taiwan

liúsūyù

流苏鹬

[流蘇鷸]

(bird species of China) ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

Sūyīshì

苏伊士

[蘇伊士]

Suez (canal)

sū'ànsuān

苏胺酸

[蘇胺酸]

threonine

Sūzhōuhuà

苏州话

[蘇州話]

Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語／吴语 ( Wúyǔ)

Sūbào'àn

苏报案

[蘇報案]

Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 蘇報／苏报, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 鄒容／邹容

Nán Sūdān

南苏丹

[南蘇丹]

South Sudan

Sū Bùqīng

苏步青

[蘇步青]

Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician

Sūzhōu Hé

苏州河

[蘇州河]

Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai)

Sūhātuō

苏哈托

[蘇哈托]

Suharto (1921-2008), former Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 1967-1998

Sū Zhēnchāng

苏贞昌

[蘇貞昌]

Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-)

Mìsūlǐ

密苏里

[密蘇里]

Missouri

Wūsūshì

乌苏市

[烏蘇市]

Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

Akèsū

阿克苏

[阿克蘇]

Aqsu wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city

Sūzhōushì

苏州市

[蘇州市]

Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

Sūlìnán

苏利南

[蘇利南]

Suriname, NE of South America (Tw)

Sūfùbǐ

苏富比

[蘇富比]

Sotheby's auction house

sūfāngmù

苏枋木

[蘇枋木]

sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine

Sūzhànqū

苏占区

[蘇佔區]

Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)

Sūxiān Qū

苏仙区

[蘇仙區]

Suxian, a district of Chenzhou City 郴州市 ( Chēnzhou Shì), Hunan

Sūjiātún

苏家屯

[蘇家屯]

Sujiatun District of Shenyang 瀋陽市／沈阳市 ( Shěnyǎng Shì), Liaoning

Sūlíshì

苏黎世

[蘇黎世]

Zurich, Switzerland

Sūxīluò

苏西洛

[蘇西洛]

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014

sū'ānsuān

苏氨酸

[蘇氨酸]

threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid

sūdáfěn

苏打粉

[蘇打粉]

baking soda

xiǎosūdá

小苏打

[小蘇打]

baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
Taiwan pr. (xiǎosudǎ)

Sūkèléi

苏克雷

[蘇克雷]

Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia

Sū Dōngpō

苏东坡

[蘇東坡]

Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾／苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher

láisūtáng

来苏糖

[來蘇糖]

lyxose (type of sugar)

Jiāngsū Shěng

江苏省

[江蘇省]

Jiangsu Province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇／苏 ( Sū), capital Nanjing 南京 ( Nánjīng)

Sūláimàn

苏莱曼

[蘇萊曼]

Suleiman (name)
General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon 2008-2014

Mànsū'ěr

曼苏尔

[曼蘇爾]

Al-Mansur
Abu Jafar al Mansur (712-775), second Abassid caliph

Sūjīndá

苏金达

[蘇金達]

Sukinda, Indian city

Sū Mànshū

苏曼殊

[蘇曼殊]

Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement

Sūlíshì

苏黎士

[蘇黎士]

variant of 蘇黎世／苏黎世 ( Sūlíshì)

Sūméndálà

苏门达腊

[蘇門達臘]

variant of 蘇門答臘／苏门答腊 ( Sūméndálà)

Sūméndálà

苏门答腊

[蘇門答臘]

Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands

Sūjiātún Qū

苏家屯区

[蘇家屯區]

Sujiatun District of Shenyang 瀋陽市／沈阳市 ( Shěnyǎng Shì), Liaoning

Sūlǐnán Hé

苏里南河

[蘇里南河]

Suriname River

Mìsūlǐzhōu

密苏里州

[密蘇里州]

Missouri

sūgélánmào

苏格兰帽

[蘇格蘭帽]

bonnet

Míngnísūdá

明尼苏达

[明尼蘇達]

Minnesota, USA

Sūmǔgàitè

苏姆盖特

[蘇姆蓋特]

Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan

Wūsūlǐjiāng

乌苏里江

[烏蘇里江]

Ussuri River

Sūfēizhǔyì

苏非主义

[蘇非主義]

Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)

Sūgélādǐ

苏格拉底

[蘇格拉底]

Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher
José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)

Sūzhōu Dàxué

苏州大学

[蘇州大學]

Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)

Kèzīlèsū

克孜勒苏

[克孜勒蘇]

Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

Sūzhōumǎzi

苏州码子

[蘇州碼子]

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 草碼／草码 (cǎomǎ)

dīlāmǐsū

堤拉米苏

[堤拉米蘇]

tiramisu (loanword)

Sūdímànbēi

苏迪曼杯

[蘇迪曼杯]

Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)

sūgélánchǎng

苏格兰场

[蘇格蘭場]

Scotland Yard

Sūlāwēixī

苏拉威西

[蘇拉威西]

Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)

Sūhuā Gōnglù

苏花公路

[蘇花公路]

Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean

mǎsūlǐlā

马苏里拉

[馬蘇里拉]

mozzarella (loanword)

Akèsū Hé

阿克苏河

[阿克蘇河]

Aksu River in Xinjiang

Sūníngdiànqì

苏宁电器

[蘇寧電器]

Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)

Akèsūshì

阿克苏市

[阿克蘇市]

Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang

Wēng Shān Sū Jī

翁山苏姬

[翁山蘇姬]

see 昂山素季 ( Ang Shān Sù Jì)

tílāmǐsū

提拉米苏

[提拉米蘇]

tiramisu (loanword)

sūdábǐnggān

苏打饼干

[蘇打餅乾]

soda biscuit
cracker

Sūyīshìhé

苏伊士河

[蘇伊士河]

the Suez canal

Sūnítèzuǒqí

苏尼特左旗

[蘇尼特左旗]

Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Sūméndálà Dǎo

苏门答腊岛

[蘇門答臘島]

Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)

Sūbìlì'ěr Hú

苏必利尔湖

[蘇必利爾湖]

Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)

Sūnítèyòuqí

苏尼特右旗

[蘇尼特右旗]

Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

Sūliánzhīyǒushè

苏联之友社

[蘇聯之友社]

Soviet Union friendly society

Aòkèsūsī Hé

奥克苏斯河

[奧克蘇斯河]

Oxus River
alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河 ( Amǔ Hé)

Wūlǐyǎsūtái

乌里雅苏台

[烏里雅蘇台]

Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia

Sūyīshì Yùnhé

苏伊士运河

[蘇伊士運河]

Suez Canal

Míngnísūdázhōu

明尼苏达州

[明尼蘇達州]

Minnesota

Wūsūlǐsīkè

乌苏里斯克

[烏蘇里斯克]

Ussuriisk city in Russian Pacific Primorsky region
previous names include 雙城子／双城子 ( Shuāngchéngzi) and Voroshilov 伏羅希洛夫／伏罗希洛夫

Sūwéi'āi Eguó

苏维埃俄国

[蘇維埃俄國]

Soviet Russia (1917-1991)

Dà Wūsūlǐ Dǎo

大乌苏里岛

[大烏蘇里島]

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島／黑瞎子岛 ( Hēixiāzi Dǎo)

Kèzīlèsū Hé

克孜勒苏河

[克孜勒蘇河]