松 (sōng)

pine tree

How 松 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Traditional
松
Simplified
松 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 松

放鬆 fàngsōng
to loosen; to relax
輕鬆 qīngsōng
gentle; relaxed
寬鬆 kuānsōng
to relax (policy); relaxed
松仁 sōngrén
pine nuts
松江 sōngjiāng
Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai
松花江 sōnghuājiāng
Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 through Harbin 哈尔滨, a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江
松花蛋 sōnghuādàn
thousand-year egg; preserved egg
松露 sōnglù
truffle
松鼠 sōngshǔ
squirrel
武松 wǔsōng
Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan po 梁山泊 in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, whose exploits including killing a tiger with his bare hands
疏鬆 shūsōng
to loosen
綠松石 lǜsōngshí
turquoise

松 in a sentence

這座山上有很多老松樹。

Zhè zuò shānshàng yǒu hěn duō lǎo sōngshù.

“There are many old pine trees on this mountain.”

How common is 松?

松 is the 893rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 87.3% of all running text.

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