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CHINESE CHARACTER

sōng

松

松

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soft

Numbered pinyin
song1
English meanings
crisp, loose, light and flaky, slack, loosen, relax, unbend, soft, not hard up

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 公.

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.

公 is identified as the sound component (gōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 松.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木公

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bǎ把shéngzi绳子fàngsōng放松。

    Loosen the rope.

  2. 02

    tā他hěn很fàngsōng放松。

    He is relaxed.

  3. 03

    sōngshù松树。

    A pine tree.

  4. 04

    bié别tài太sōng松。

    Don't make it too loose.

  5. 05

    sōng松shǒu手。

    Let go.

  6. 06

    jīngshen精神fàngsōng放松。

    Relax your mind.

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