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)
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Chinese characters meaning "revive"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "revive", including 苏 (sū), 苏 (sū), 稣 (sū). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "revive" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 苏 (sū), 苏 (sū), 稣 (sū) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters happen to share the reading sū, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. 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
- 苏 sūloquacious; nag; revive; (plant); place name; reviveUseful words: 复苏, 苏醒
- 稣 sūreviveUseful words: 耶稣, 耶稣会
Common words for these 3 "revive" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 苏 (sū) — so "revive" 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耶稣yē sūJesus耶稣会yē sū huìThe Jesuits (Society of Jesus)耶稣教yē sū jiàoProtestantism
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 3 ways to say "revive".
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)
稣 sū — revive
圣诞节是为了纪念耶稣诞生的日子。Shèng dàn jié shì wèi le jì niàn Yē sū dàn shēng de rì zi.Christmas commemorates the day Jesus was born.
Common words: 耶稣 (yē sū)、耶稣会 (yē sū huì)、耶稣教 (yē sū jiào)
All 3 characters
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