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Chinese surname

Surname Su

蘇

Su is a Chinese surname in Mandarin pinyin spelling for the character 蘇.

Characters for the surname Su

The spelling Su is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 蘇

    perilla; to revive; surname

    Mandarin sū

  • 苏

    simplified form of 蘇: perilla; to revive; surname

    Mandarin sū (simplified form of 蘇)

    attested

蘇 all spellings of sū

Possible characters for Su

Su 蘇 sū · Mandarin
In our records the spelling Su stands for 蘇.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
蘇sū · Mandarin

Other spellings of the same character

  • Soh 蘇Hokkien, Teochew
  • Saw 蘇Hokkien
  • Soo 蘇Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka

About the surname Su

Su is the Mandarin pinyin spelling of the surname 蘇 / 苏. The same character is read so͘ in Hokkien (spelt Saw or Soh) and sou1 in Cantonese (spelt So or Soo). The meaning depends on the character a family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 蘇 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 蘇 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 苏 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 苏 · mdbg.net · meaning

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