松

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pine tree

HSK 4 N1

sōng

ショウ

まつ

송

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese this character also means "relax, loosen", but in traditional Chinese this meaning is written as 鬆.

Components

木 tree+ 公 public =

松 pine tree

木 Meaning component

mù tree

公 Phonetic component

gōng public

fair, equitable

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

松

Regular

Modern

Chinese

松 [Sōng]

surname Song

松 [sōng]

pine; CL:棵[kē]

松 / 鬆 [sōng]

loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

Japanese

松まつ、マツ同音

noun

pine tree (Pinus spp.)
highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

松かつあき

Katsuaki unclassified name

松かつしろ

Katsushiro unclassified name

松かつすけ

Katsusuke unclassified name

松かつぬま

Katsunuma unclassified name

松かつはた

Katsuhata unclassified name

松かつひさ

Katsuhisa unclassified name

松かつまさ

Katsumasa unclassified name

松しょうすけ

Shousuke unclassified name

松まつ

Matsu female given namesurname

松まつさき

Matsusaki surname

松まつざき

Matsuzaki surname

松まつすえ

Matsusue unclassified name

松まつたか

Matsutaka surname

松まつみね

Matsumine unclassified name

松まつむね

Matsumune unclassified name

松まつやなぎ

Matsuyanagi surname

松よしあき

Yoshiaki unclassified name

CHINESE WORDS (200)

宽松 [kuānsōng] #15,242

to relax (policy)

松开 [sōngkāi] #6,952

to release

马拉松 [mǎlāsōng] #7,418

marathon (loanword)

马拉松 [mǎlāsōng] #7,418

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JAPANESE WORDS (197)

松明 [たいまつ] #13,315

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.)

小松 [こまつ] #26,050

small pine

松山 [まつやま] #29,735

Matsuyama (city in Ehime)

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora)

Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)

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KOREAN WORDS (7)