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Chinese
Etymology 1
(plant); place name; revive (plant); place name; revive; Soviet |
tree; wood | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蘇木) | 蘇 | 木 | |
| simp. (苏木) | 苏 | 木 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sūmù
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨ ㄇㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sumù
- Wade–Giles: su1-mu4
- Yale: sū-mù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sumuh
- Palladius: суму (sumu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
Noun
蘇木
- Short for 蘇枋木／苏枋木 (sūfāngmù, “sappanwood (Biancaea sappan, syn. Caesalpinia sappan)”).
Etymology 2
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蘇木) | 蘇 | 木 | |
| simp. (苏木) | 苏 | 木 | |
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu), calqued from Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru). Doublet of 牛彔 (niúlù).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sūmù
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄨ ㄇㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sumù
- Wade–Giles: su1-mu4
- Yale: sū-mù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sumuh
- Palladius: суму (sumu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /su⁵⁵ mu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
蘇木
- sum (level of administrative division in Mongolia, Russia and China)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蘇 | 木 |
| そ Jinmeiyō |
ぼく Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
Noun
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried heartwood of Biancaea sappan
See also
- 蘇芳 (suō)