Gusu

See also: Gūsū

English

Alternative forms

• (dated) Ku-su

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin Chinese 姑蘇／姑苏 (Gūsū)

Proper noun

Gusu

1. A district of modern Suzhou, established in 2012 and comprising the Old City and downtown
2. Mount Gusu, a mountain near Suzhou
3. (historical) The capital of the state of Wu during the Zhou dynasty; a former city located at the site of present-day Suzhou
4. (by metonymy, literary) Modern Suzhou itself

Synonyms

• Gusu District
• Mount Gusu, Gusushan, Gusu Shan
• Suzhou & numerous others (see Suzhou)