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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 蘇 U+8607 |  Seal script |  Jinwen | 苏 Simplified character |
| Radical: | 草+ 16 strokes = 22 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.84#41 Kangxi: p.1068#07 Cihai: p.1177r5c01 GSR: 67.c Hanyu: v5,p3327#07 |
| Composition: | Top: 艹, bottom: 稣. Component of: 𧃅 𠫋 苏 𡚡 𡚢 𦣑 𥗹 𫰅 |
| Mandarin: | sū sù ㄙㄨ ㄙㄨˋ |
| Cantonese: | sou1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *so |
| Shuowen: | 《草部》苏：桂荏也。从草稣声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上平声·模·苏》苏：紫苏草也，苏木也，满也，悮也，又姓出扶风武邑二望。素姑切，四。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·草部·十六》苏：《唐韵》素姑切《集韵》《正韵》孙租切，𠀤音酥。《说文》桂荏也。《本草》紫苏。《注》苏，从稣，舒畅也。苏性舒畅，行气和血，故谓之苏。苏乃荏类，而味辛如桂，故《尔雅》谓之桂荏。又《扬子·方言》苏，芥草也，江淮南楚之闲曰苏。又木名。《诗·郑风》山有扶苏。《传》扶苏，扶胥，小木也。又流苏。《西京杂记》昭阳殿壁带往往爲黄金釭，皆衔五色流苏。《司马相如·上林赋》《注》苏，析羽也。又息也。《书·仲虺之诰》后来其苏。又死更生。《战国策》勃然乃苏。又取也。《屈原·离骚》苏粪壤以充帏兮。《纲目集览》取草曰苏。又《韵会》苏苏，气索貌。《易·震卦》震苏苏。《注》恐惧不安之貌。《王注》躁动貌。又台名。《吴语》高高下下，以罢民于姑苏。《注》姑苏，台也。又亭名。《后汉·郡国志》襄国有苏人亭。又国名。《魏志·东夷传》诸国各有别色，名之爲苏涂。又姓。《书·立政》司𡨥苏公。《传》忿生爲武王司𡨥，封苏国。又《集韵》山于切，音疋。诗扶苏之苏，徐邈读疋。又《字汇补》苏故切，音傃。《荀子·议兵篇》苏刃者死。《注》苏读作傃，谓相向格鬭者。 |
| Fanqie: | 素姑 (《广韵·上平声·模·苏》) |
| Unihan definition: | revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet' |
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[Show proper names]Example usage
| 《孟子·梁惠王下》: | 《书》曰：‘徯我后，后来其苏。’ |
| It is said again in the Book of History, "We have waited for our prince long; the prince's coming will be our reviving!" | |
| 《礼记·乐记》: | 天地欣合，阴阳相得，煦妪覆育万物，然后草木茂，区萌达，羽翼奋，角觡生，蛰虫昭苏，羽者妪伏，毛者孕鬻，胎生者不殰，而卵生者不殈，则乐之道归焉耳。 |
| They will act in happy union, and the energies (of nature), now expanding, now contracting, will proceed harmoniously. The genial airs from above and the responsive action below will overspread and nourish all things. Then plants and trees will grow luxuriantly; curling sprouts and buds will expand; the feathered and winged tribes will be active; horns and antlers will grow; insects will come to the light and revive; birds will breed and brood; the hairy tribes will mate and bring forth; the mammalia will have no abortions, and no eggs will be broken or addled - and all will have to be ascribed to the power of music. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 张骞、苏武之奉使也，执节没身，不屈王命，虽古之肤使，其犹劣诸。 |
| Zhang Qian and Su Wu were admirable envoys. They maintained their integrity, were unconcerned with death and never abandoned their ruler's commands. Even the praiseworthy envoys of the ancients were inferior to them. | |
| 《墨子·非攻中》: | 于是退不能赏孤，施舍群萌，自恃其力，伐其功，誉其智，怠于教，遂筑姑苏之台，七年不成。 |
| Reaching home, however, he would not reward the orphaned or give to the numerous rustics. He depended on his own might, gloated over his success, praised his own cleverness, and neglected instructing and training his people. He built the Monument of Gusu which was not completed even in seven years. | |
| 《庄子·天运》: | 及其已陈也，行者践其首脊，苏者取而爨之而已。 |
| After they have been set forth, however, passers-by trample on their heads and backs, and the grass-cutters take and burn them in cooking. That is all they are good for. | |
| 《商君书·赏刑》: | 万乘之国，不敢苏其兵中原。 |
| A country of ten thousand chariots will not dare to assemble its soldiers in the plains of the Middle Kingdom. | |
| 《诗经·山有扶苏》: | 山有扶苏、隰有荷华。 |
| On the mountain is the mulberry tree; In the marshes is the lotus flower. | |
| 《尚书·仲虺之诰》: | 攸徂之民，室家相庆，曰：‘徯予后，后来其苏。’ |
| To whatever people he went, they congratulated one another in their families, saying, "We have waited for our prince; our prince is come, and we revive." | |
| 《周易·䷲震》: | 六三：震苏苏，震行无眚。 |
| The third six, divided, shows its subject distraught amid the startling movements going on. If those movements excite him to (right) action, there will be no mistake. | |
| 《荀子·议兵》: | 以故顺刃者生，苏刃者死，奔命者贡。 |
| 《说苑·善说》: | 苏秦行其说，而六国以安。 |
| 《春秋繁露·自序》: | 宣统己酉十月，平江苏舆敬识于宣武门内小绒线胡同寓庐。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷八》: | 曾子有过，曾晢引杖击之，仆地，有间，乃苏，起曰：“先生得无病乎？” |
| 《白虎通德论·三正》: | 朔者，苏也，革也，言万物革更于是，故统焉。 |
| 《新书·过秦上》: | 于是六国之士，有甯越、徐尚、苏秦、杜赫之属为之谋主，齐明、周最、陈轸、召滑、楼缓、翟景、苏厉、乐毅之徒通其意，吴起、孙膑、带佗、倪良、王廖、田忌、廉颇、赵奢之朋制其兵。 |
| 《新序·节士》: | 苏武者，故右将军平陵侯苏建子也。 |
| 《中论·审大臣》: | 故《诗》曰：“山有扶苏，隰有荷华。” |
| 《孔子家语·六本》: | 有顷乃苏，欣然而起，进于曾晢曰：“向也参得罪于大人，大人用力教参，得无疾乎？” |
| 《潜夫论·慎微》: | 楚庄、齐威，始有荒淫之行，削弱之败，几于乱亡，中能感悟，勤恤民事，劳精苦思，孜孜不怠，夫出陈应，爵命管苏，召即墨，烹阿大夫，故能中兴，强霸诸侯，当时尊显，后世见思，传为令名，载在图籍。 |
| 《论衡·吉验》: | 兰与马下卒苏永俱之卜王长孙所。 |
| 《风俗通义·六国》: | 其后复有甯越、苏秦、杜赫之属为之谋，陈轸、召滑、乐毅之徒通其意，吴起、孙膑、廉颇之属制其兵。 |
| 《孔丛子·广名》: | 死而复生，谓之苏。 |
| 《申鉴·杂言上》: | 苏武之执节，可谓难矣。 |
| 《新语·辅政》: | 故苏秦尊于诸侯，商鞅显于西秦。 |
| 《蔡中郎集》: | 时处士平阳苏腾，字玄成，梦陟首阳，有神马之使在道，明觉而思之，以其梦陟状上闻天子，开三府请雨，使者与郡县户曹掾吏登山升祠，手书要曰：“君况我圣主以洪泽之福，天寻兴云，即降甘雨。” |
| 《列子·周穆王》: | 王俯而视之，其宫榭若累块积苏焉。 |
| 《列仙传·幼伯子》: | 幼伯子者，周苏氏客也。 |
| 《韩非子·存韩》: | 秦与赵为难，荆苏使齐，未知何如？ |
| 《管子·法禁》: | 故莫敢超等逾官，渔利苏功。 |
| 《三略·上略》: | 樵苏后爨，师不宿饱。 |
| 《淮南子·时则训》: | 是月也，日夜分，雷始发声，蛰虫咸动苏。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·知度》: | 桀用羊辛，纣用恶来，宋用駃唐，齐用苏秦，而天下知其亡。 |
| 《史记·周本纪》: | 苏代为周说楚王曰：“何以周为秦之祸也？” |
| 《春秋左传》: | 王取邬，刘，蒍，邘，之田于郑，而与郑人苏忿生之田，温，原，絺，樊，隰郕，攒茅，向，盟，州，陉，隤，怀，君子是以知桓王之失郑也，恕而行之，德之则也，礼之经也，己弗能有，而以与人，人之不至，不亦宜乎。 |
| 《逸周书·朱右曾序》: | 观太子晋篇末云师旷归未及三年告死者至亦似晋史之辞六国以后书始广播墨翟苏秦蔡泽吕不韦韩非蒙恬萧何之伦以及伏生大小戴太史公时时节取此书意其时学者诵习亚于六艺故刘歆班固列之六艺书九家中未尝以孔子删定之馀夷之诸子杂家之例姜士昌曰邱明以博物君子臣素王以垂不朽诵法素土者不能舍左氏故诸家训诂犁然甚具周书辞特深奥流俗畏难好易不复揅核愚尝味乎其言覃思久之夫孔注疏略且多讹阙馀姚卢文弨集诸家校订间有所释但恨其未备嗣又得高邮王氏念孙海宁洪氏颐烜之书校定正文及其义训乃不揣鄙陋集诸家之说仍是删违申以已意一考定正文如文酌树惠不瘱瘱讹为●籴匡企不满壑企当为●之类一正其训诂如大匡展尽不伊孔注曰伊惟也。 |
| 《国语·越语下》: | 范蠡不报于王，击鼓兴师以随使者，至于姑苏之宫，不伤越民，遂灭吴。 |
| 《吴越春秋》: | 跞躁摧长恧兮，擢戟驭殳，所离不降兮，以泄我王气苏。 |
| 《越绝书》: | 上姑苏台，则治射防于宅亭、贾亭北。 |
| 《战国策》: | 苏子谓东周君曰：“臣请使西周下水可乎？” |
| 《盐铁论·非鞅》: | 苏秦合纵连横，统理六国，业非不大也。 |
| 《列女传·宋鲍女宗》: | 女宗者，宋鲍苏之妻也。 |
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