Memory phrase for the Kanji: 苏

苏

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Meaning to revive, awake, (Chinese basil)

Pronunciation

sū

Explanation

Top: plant/grass 艹, bottom: deal with/manage 办 (When the power 力 is supported 丶 from both sides, then it is dealt with.)

Mnemonic
 
(very invigorating?) This plant can manage that you are revived.

Radicals

艹 grass, plant
办 to do, managesimplified from 辦, which has a "bitter/hot" 辛 on both sides of the sword 力. It is seen as a sword that is sharpened on both sides and can be used for action/managing.
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 Vocabulary

 苏联  Sū lián  Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
 苏维埃  Sū wéi āi  Soviet (council)
 苏维埃  Sū wéi āi  
 苏丹  Sū dān  Sudan; sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor)
 苏州  Sū zhōu  Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu
 苏州  Sū zhōu  
 苏州  Sū zhōu  

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