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Etymology 1 edit

 
(plant); place name; revive
(plant); place name; revive; Soviet
tree; wood
trad. (蘇木)
simp. (苏木)

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蘇木

  1. Short for 蘇枋木苏枋木 (sūfāngmù, “sappanwood (Biancaea sappan, syn. Caesalpinia sappan)”).

Etymology 2 edit

phonetic
trad. (蘇木)
simp. (苏木)

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠰᠤᠮᠤ (sumu), calqued from Manchu ᠨᡳᡵᡠ (niru). Doublet of 牛彔 (niúlù).

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蘇木

  1. sum (level of administrative division in Mongolia, Russia and China)
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