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蘇

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: sou1
POJ: so͘
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: perilla (culinary herb), a surname (Su)
蘇

The character carries many unrelated senses (culinary herb, surname, short forms for Jiangsu/Suzhou/USSR/Scotland, an alternative form of 甦 'to revive'); the plant/surname senses were picked as the most plausible base meaning but this is uncertain without more context.

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