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song

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sòng
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Depicts a building (宀) made of wood (木). Based on the original meaning "dwelling". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
宀 roof+ 木 tree =
宋 song
宀 Iconic component
mián roof
木 Iconic component
mù tree
Notes
Similar Characters
寨 stockade字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim室 room
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
宋 [Sòng]
surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
Japanese
宋 そう 同音

noun

  1. historical Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
  2. historical Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty
  3. historical Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
宋 さん
San unclassified name
宋 そ
So surname
宋 そう
Sou surname
宋 そん
Son surname
CHINESE WORDS (56)
宋楚瑜 [Sòng​Chǔ​yú] #12,304
James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党
宋代 [Sòng​dài] #63,815
Song dynasty (960-1279)
南宋 [Nán​sòng] #17,317
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
宋朝 [Sòng​cháo] #64,211
Song Dynasty (960-1279)
北宋 [Běi​Sòng] #19,671
the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
唐宋 [Táng​Sòng] #21,870
the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties
宋庆龄 [Sòng​Qìng​líng] #21,881
Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sūn​Zhōng​shān]
宋庆龄 [Sòng​Qìng​líng] #21,881
Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sūn​Zhōng​shān]
宋江 [Sòng​Jiāng] #23,287
Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传
宋祖英 [Sòng​Zǔ​yīng] #26,456
Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
南宋 [なんそう] #91,785
Southern Song dynasty (of China; 1127-1279)
宋代 [そうだい] #117,269
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279)
北宋 [ほくそう] #123,811
Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)
宋朝 [そうちょう] #126,176
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279)
宋学 [そうがく] #147,930
Song-period neo-Confucianism (based esp. on the teachings of Zhu Xi)
宋儒 [そうじゅ] #178,701
Song dynasty Confucian scholars
宋音 [そうおん] #312,841
sō-on
入宋 [にっそう]
journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods
呂宋 [ルソン]
Luzon (Philippines)
唐宋音 [とうそうおん]
tōsō-on
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