苏 [蘇] sū Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil)place nameto reviveused as phonetic in transliterationsurname Suabbr. for Soviet Union 苏维埃 Sū wéi āi or 苏联 Sū liánabbr. for Jiangsu 江苏 Jiāng sūabbr. for Suzhou 苏州 Sū zhōu