grave or serious in tone or atmosphere

Gansu Province in northwest China, capital Lanzhou (abbreviated to [[甘|甘|Gan1]] or [[陇|隴|Long3]])

solemnly silent; quiet and serious

to purge

quiet, peaceful, and dignified

to feel deep veneration for someone

characterized by a respectful and serious manner or atmosphere

Lu Su (172-217), statesman, diplomat, and strategist of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.

to stand respectfully or solemnly, typically in a formal or ceremonial setting

to clean up or eliminate corruption, undesirable elements, or bad habits from an organization

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

chilling and withering atmosphere characteristic of autumn or winter

ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China

Suzhou district of Jiuquan City [[酒泉市|酒泉市|Jiu3 quan2 Shi4]], Gansu

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

Suning, a county in Cangzhou City, Hebei

Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in Zhangye City, Gansu

Subei Mongol Autonomous County, in Jiuquan City [[酒泉市|酒泉市|Jiu3 quan2 Shi4]], Gansu

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

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

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

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

full of solemnity and respect; deferential