Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

loquacious; nag; revive; (plant); place name; revive

Chinese: 苏醒、复苏;也可指江苏、苏州。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “su” becomes a different word in each tone. 苏 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 复苏fù sūto recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis
  • 苏醒sū xǐngto come to; to awaken; to regain consciousness
  • 苏生sū shēngto revive; to come back to life
  • 苏打sū dá(loanword) soda; (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
  • 山苏shān sūbird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)

Example Sentence

病人慢慢苏醒过来了。Bìng rén màn màn sū xǐng guò lái le.The patient slowly woke up.

病人Bìng rénsick person慢慢màn mànslowly苏醒sū xǐngto come to过来guò láito come overle(completed action)