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Where does “Suzhou” come from?

Suzhou is an English toponym derived from Chinese Sùzhōu, a city name whose original meaning is unknown.

Ancestry of “Suzhou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin蘇州—

Words derived from “Suzhou”

  • Suzhounese
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 蘇州 →