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baking soda
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft
Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡, Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏 and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家
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surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联 / abbr. for Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 / abbr. for Suzhou 蘇州|苏州
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Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / to revive / used as phonetic in transliteration
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate / Taiwan pr. [xiao3su1da3]
Soviet Union, 1922-1991 / abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟
Scotland
former Soviet Union
Missouri
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭 below (idiom) / fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
former Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Wusu city in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区, Xinjiang
Sotheby's auction house
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine / administrative subdivision of banner (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow)
sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)
Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)
(loanword) mozzarella
American-Soviet (tension, rapprochement etc)
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
Ussuri River
tassels
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语
Aksu River in Xinjiang
Jiangsu Province, capital Nanjing 南京市 (abbr. to 蘇|苏)
Hasselblad (camera manufacturer)
(loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
common perilla
beefsteak plant / shiso / Perilla frutescens
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
Susan (name)
Suao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
Suao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan
Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Minnesota, USA
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, Xinjiang
soda biscuit; soda cracker; saltine
Su Tseng-chang (1947-), Taiwanese DPP politician, premier of the Republic of China (2019-)
Suzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
Soviet (council)
Soviet Russia (1917-1991)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university
Massoud (name) / Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), Tajik Afghan engineer, military man and anti-Taleban leader
Soviet revisionism (abbr. for 蘇聯修正主義|苏联修正主义)
Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
soda water; carbonated water
Sudan
(loanword) sultan
Missouri
Suxian, a district of Chenzhou City 郴州市, Hunan
Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
bonnet
Su Qin (340-284 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
Sukinda, Indian city
Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang
Suez Canal
Suharto (1921-2008), former Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 1967-1998
Suleiman (name) / General Michel Suleiman (1948-), Lebanese military man and politician, president of Lebanon 2008-2014
Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai)
South Sudan
Mosul (city in Iraq)
sage (herb)
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis) / gum storax, used in TCM
Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet
threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid
Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition
Suzhou 蘇州|苏州 and Hangzhou 杭州
Soviet-occupied area (of Eastern Europe etc)
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)
Sujiatun, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
Paracelsus (1493–1541), Swiss physician, alchemist and philosopher, pioneer of toxicology and medical chemistry
Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia
(slang) Mary Sue (character type in fiction)
Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991 / abbr. to 蘇聯|苏联 Soviet Union
Suriname
Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands
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
Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean
the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵 and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙)
the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系)
Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan
Scottish Fold
Scotch collie / rough collie
Supreme Soviet
Aksu, prefecture in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区

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