Suzhou

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Suzhou¹

  • /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ US
  • /ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/ US
  • /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
  • /suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈsuˈʒoʊ/
  • /suːˈʒəʊ/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 蘇州 /苏州 (Sūzhōu).

proper noun Soochow · Suchow · Sucheu · Su-chou · Suchou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze River. The number of people killed in the collapse of an annex of a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou has climbed to 17, local authorities reported Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua.

    Similar: Wu, Gusu, Helu City

  2. A new district in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
  3. An industrial park in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
  4. Synonym of Suzhou Creek: A river in Shanghai municipality and Jiangsu, China, between Lake Tai and the Huangpu River; despite its name, it is 78 miles long.

    Similar: Wusong, Suzhou Creek

  5. historical Su, a former imperial prefecture in modern Jiangsu, China, surrounding the city.

Suzhou²

  • /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ US
  • /ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/ US
  • /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
  • /suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈsuˈʒoʊ/
  • /suːˈʒəʊ/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宿州 (Sùzhōu).

proper noun Soochow · Suchow · Sucheu · Su-chou · Suchou

  1. A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. There were more than 200 reported cases in Anhui's Suzhou city on Monday. Since the outbreak was detected on June 26, the province has reported more than 1,000 cases, according to the Suzhou municipal government.

Suzhou³

  • /ˈsuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ US
  • /ˈsuˈd͡ʒoʊ/ US
  • /suːˈt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
  • /suːˈd͡ʒəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈsuˈʒoʊ/
  • /suːˈʒəʊ/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肅州 /肃州 (Sùzhōu).

proper noun Soochow · Suchow · Sucheu · Su-chou · Suchou

  1. A district of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
  2. A town in the county-level city of Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu, China.

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name Chinese city in Jiangsu

한국어쑤저우 Ssujeou, 蘇州 soju
日本語蘇州 Soshū
中文蘇州 /苏州 Sūzhōu
РусскийСучжо́у Sučžóu
Tiếng ViệtTô Châu
العربيةسُوجُو sūjū

name Chinese city in Anhui

한국어宿州 soju
日本語宿州 Shukushū
中文宿州 Sùzhōu
Tiếng ViệtTúc Châu

name Chinese district and a town in Gansu

日本語肅州 Shukushū
中文肅州 /肃州 Sùzhōu
Tiếng ViệtTúc Châu

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@misc{suzhou_2026,
  title = {Suzhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suzhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}