宋(sòng)

HSK 7-97 strokes

surname Song

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Character information

Pinyin
sòng
Meaning
surname Song; the Song dynasty (960–1279); Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479) 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 宋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀木

A building 宀 made out of wood 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 宋 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 宋

Common words using 宋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fǎng仿sòng宋

imitation Song dynasty typeface; Fangsong font

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liǎng两sòng宋

the Song dynasty (960-1279); refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern…

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liú刘sòng宋

Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing

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běi北sòng宋

the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)

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nán南sòng宋

the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

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lǚ吕sòng宋dǎo岛

Luzon Island, north Philippines

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táng唐sòng宋

the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties

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sòng宋dài代

Song dynasty (960-1279)

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More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 宋’s common words

仿两刘北南吕岛唐

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