苏州 Traditional form: 蘇州 Pinyin (reading): Sūzhōu Definitions: see 蘇州市/苏州市 ( Sūzhōu Shì) Characters: 苏 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations 州 - state, province, prefecture Traditional characters: 蘇 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations 州 - state, province, prefecture