苏 sū — loquacious; nag; revive; (plant); place name; revive
病人慢慢苏醒过来了。Bìng rén màn màn sū xǐng guò lái le.The patient slowly woke up.
Common words: 复苏 (fù sū)、苏醒 (sū xǐng)、苏生 (sū shēng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "place name"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "place name", including 苏 (sū), 鲁 (lǔ), 番 (fān / pān), 沈 (shěn / chén), 燕 (yān / yàn), 敦 (dūn). Study pinyin…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "place name" covers 6 different Chinese characters — 苏 (sū), 鲁 (lǔ), 番 (fān / pān), 沈 (shěn / chén), 燕 (yān / yàn), 敦 (dūn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 6 characters do not share a sound — their readings span sū, lǔ, fān, pān, shěn, chén, and more — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 苏 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 苏 sūloquacious; nag; revive; (plant); place name; reviveUseful words: 复苏, 苏醒
- 鲁 lǔcrass; place nameUseful words: 粗鲁, 鲁莽
- 番 fān / pān(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; (surname); place nameUseful words: 番茄, 翻番
- 沈 shěn / chénsink; (surname); place nameUseful words: 沈北, 沈约
- 燕 yān / yàn(surname); place name; swallow (a type of bird)Useful words: 燕子, 家燕
Common words for these 6 "place name" characters
Anchor each of these 6 characters in a word you can picture — start with 苏 (sū) — so "place name" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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粗鲁cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish鲁莽lǔ mǎnghot-headed; impulsive; reckless鲁史lǔ shǐHistory of Kingdom Lu; refers to the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋番茄fān qiétomato翻番fān fānto double; to increase by a certain number of times三番五次sān fān wǔ cìover and over again (idiom)沈北shěn běisee 沈北新区
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 6 ways to say "place name".
鲁 lǔ — crass; place name
他做事有点儿粗鲁。Tā zuò shì yǒu diǎnr cū lǔ.He is a bit rough in the way he does things.
Common words: 鲁莽 (lǔ mǎng)、鲁史 (lǔ shǐ)、古鲁 (gǔ lǔ)
番 fān / pān — (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; (surname); place name
经过一番努力，他终于成功了。Jīng guò yì fān nǔ lì, tā zhōng yú chéng gōng le.After much effort, he finally succeeded.
Common words: 番茄 (fān qié)、翻番 (fān fān)、三番五次 (sān fān wǔ cì)
沈 shěn / chén — sink; (surname); place name
沈老师教我们写作文。Shěn lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men xiě zuò wén.Teacher Shen teaches us to write essays.
Common words: 沈北 (shěn běi)、沈约 (shěn yuē)、沈复 (shěn fù)
燕 yān / yàn — (surname); place name; swallow (a type of bird)
春天来了，燕子从南方飞回来了。Chūn tiān lái le, yàn zi cóng nán fāng fēi huí lái le.Spring has come, and the swallows have flown back from the south.
Common words: 燕子 (yàn zi)、家燕 (jiā yàn)、公燕 (gōng yàn)
敦 dūn — kind-hearted; kind-hearted; place name
他为人敦厚，大家都很喜欢他。Tā wéi rén dūn hòu, dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huan tā.He is honest and kind, and everyone likes him.
Common words: 敦促 (dūn cù)、敦厚 (dūn hòu)、敦伦 (dūn lún)
All 6 characters
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