肃

surname Su

respectful / solemn / to eliminate / to clean up

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]

one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc

child / son

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Character component without intrinsic meaning

eight; 8

solemn / grave / serious / earnest / severe

strict / serious / solemn / dignified / to tidy up / to clean up / to purge / to adjust

Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts

Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]

(bird species of China) Gansu leaf warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)

Gansu Province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]

Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

Sunan Yuguzu autonomous county in Gansu

to eliminate counterrevolutionaries (abbr. for 肅清反革命分子|肃清反革命分子[su4 qing1 fan3 ge2 ming4 fen4 zi3])

purge of counterrevolutionaries (esp. Mao's purge of hidden counterrevolutionaries 1955-56 and Stalin's Great Purge 1936-38)

Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei

Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei

Suzhou district of Jiuquan City 酒泉市, Gansu

Suzhou district of Jiuquan City 酒泉市, Gansu

ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China

respectful / deferential

austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter)

Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[Li3 Heng1], reigned 756-762

Xiaosu, posthumous name of Bao Zheng 包拯[Bao1 Zheng3] (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty