苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟

Traditional form:

蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟

Pinyin (reading):

Sūwéi'āi Shèhuìzhǔyì Gònghéguó Liánméng

Definitions:

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991
• abbr. to 蘇聯／苏联 ( Sūlián) Soviet Union

Characters:

• 苏 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
• 维 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 埃 - fine dust; dirt; Angstrom
• 社 - group, organization, society; a god of the soil
• 会 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice
• 共 - all, total; together; to share
• 和 - harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 联 - ally, associate; to connect, to join
• 盟 - alliance, covenant; oath; to swear

Traditional characters:

• 蘇 - to awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations
• 維 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 埃 - fine dust; dirt; Angstrom
• 社 - group, organization, society; a god of the soil
• 會 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 義 - right conduct, propriety; justice
• 共 - all, total; together; to share
• 和 - harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 聯 - ally, associate; to connect, to join
• 盟 - alliance, covenant; oath; to swear