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baking soda
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
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
Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher
Soviet Russia
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)
to come to / to awaken / to regain consciousness
HSK 7-9
Sudirman Cup (world badminton team competition)
sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine
Suzhou dialect, one of the main Wu dialects 吳語|吴语
(loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Suhua Highway, coastal road in northern Taiwan, built on the side of cliffs above the Pacific Ocean
Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan
Scottish Fold
Scotch collie / rough collie
Supreme Soviet
Sol (goddess)
Soviet Communist Party / abbr. for 蘇聯共產黨|苏联共产党
Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣, 粵繡|粤绣 and 蜀繡|蜀绣)
Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Suva, capital of Fiji
Jiangsu cuisine
Soviet Union friendly society
Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia
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
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
Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏 and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87)
Scotland Yard
old term for Sulawesi or Celebes 蘇拉威西|苏拉威西
Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949-), retired Indonesian general, president of the Republic of Indonesia 2004-2014
Zurich, Switzerland
Scottish Premiership, the top division of professional football (soccer) in Scotland (abbr. for 蘇格蘭超級聯賽|苏格兰超级联赛)
Suriname, NE of South America (Tw)
Sophie (name) / Sufi
Su Manshu (1884-1918), Chinese writer, journalist, Buddhist monk, participant in the revolutionary movement
Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)
Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island)
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variant of 蘇|苏 / to revive
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old variant of 蘇|苏
Sudetenland
(Tw) threonine
Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician
Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏 and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
to revive / to come back to life
Suriname River


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