| 苏联 | Sū lián | Soviet Union, 1922-1991; abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟 |
| 苏 | sū | Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil); place name; to revive; used as phonetic in transliteration; surname Su; abbr. for Soviet Union 苏维埃 or 苏联; abbr. for Jiangsu province 江苏; abbr. for Suzhou city 苏州; o revive; see 啰苏 |
| 苏维埃 | Sū wéi āi | Soviet (council) |
| 苏丹 | Sū dān | Sudan; sultan (ruler of some Muslim states, esp. Ottoman Emperor) |
| 苏州 | Sū zhōu | Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 苏俄 | Sū é | Soviet Russia |
| 苏打 | sū dá | soda (loanword) |
| 苏格兰 | Sū gé lán | Scotland |
| 苏醒 | sū xǐng | to wake up; to regain consciousness; to come to; to awaken |
| 苏伊士运河 | Sū yī shì yùn hé | Suez Canal |
| 苏伊士 | Sū yī shì | Suez (canal) |
| 苏木 | sū mù | sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine; administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow) |
| 苏黎世 | Sū lí shì | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 苏铁 | sū tiě | Cycas revoluta |
| 苏仙 | Sū xiān | Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan |
| 苏仙区 | Sū xiān qū | Suxian district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan |
| 苏家屯 | Sū jiā tún | Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 苏家屯区 | Sū jiā tún qū | Sujiatun district of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning |
| 苏伊士河 | Sū yī shì hé | the Suez canal |
| 苏占区 | Sū zhàn qū | Soviet occupied area (of east Europe etc) |
| 苏克雷 | Sū kè léi | Sucre, constitutional capital of Bolivia |
| 苏共 | Sū Gòng | Soviet Communist party; abbr. for 苏联共产党 |
| 苏台德地区 | Sū tái dé Dì qū | Sudetenland |
| 苏合香 | sū hé xiāng | snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis); gum storax, used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 苏哈托 | Sū hā tuō | Suharto |
| 苏报案 | Sū bào àn | Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 苏报, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 邹容 |
| 苏姆盖特 | Sū mǔ gài tè | Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan |
| 苏富比 | Sū fù bǐ | Sotheby's auction house |
| 苏宁电器 | Sū níng diàn qì | Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer) |
| 苏尼特右旗 | Sū ní tè yòu qí | Sonid Right banner in Xilin Gol league 锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia |
| 苏尼特左旗 | Sū ní tè zuǒ qí | Sonid Left banner in Xilin Gol league 锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia |
| 苏州地区 | Sū zhōu dì qū | Suzhou region in Jiangsu |
| 苏州大学 | Sū zhōu Dà xué | Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986) |
| 苏州市 | Sū zhōu shì | Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 苏州河 | Sū zhōu Hé | Suzhou Creek (river in Shanghai) |
| 苏州码子 | Sū zhōu mǎ zi | Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine; also called 草码 |
| 苏州话 | Sū zhōu huà | Suzhou dialect; one of the main forms of southern Chinese 吴语, having seven tones |
| 苏必利尔湖 | Sū bì lì ěr hú | Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 |
| 苏打水 | sū dá shuǐ | soda water |
| 苏打粉 | sū dá fěn | baking soda |
| 苏打饼干 | sū dá bǐng gān | soda biscuit; cracker |
| 苏拉威西 | Sū lā wēi xī | Sulawesi or Celebes (Indonesian Island) |
| 苏易简 | Sū Yì jiǎn | Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet |
| 苏杭 | Sū háng | Suzhou 蘇州 and Hangzhou 杭州 |
| 苏东坡 | Sū Dōng pō | Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher |
| 苏枋 | sū fāng | sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan) |
| 苏枋木 | sū fāng mù | sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine |
| 苏格拉底 | Sū gé lā dǐ | Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher |
| 苏格兰场 | sū gé lán chǎng | Scotland Yard |
| 苏格兰女王玛丽 | Sū gé lán nǚ wáng Mǎ lì | Mary Queen of Scots (1542-87) |
