怂 (sóng): variant of 㞞|𪨊[song2]

怂 (sóng) is a Chinese character meaning “variant of 㞞|𪨊[song2].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 从 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #3036 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 怂 heart. Its radical form 心 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 心 (xīn, heart, mind), 爱 (ài, to love), 思 (sī, to think, thought).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 心 heart8 strokesFrequency #3036从 phonetic心 semantic

Definitions

  1. variant of 㞞|𪨊[song2]

Etymology & Origin

怂

pictophoneticheart

Decomposition: ⿱从心 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:从phonetic心semantic

Stroke Order

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8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
怂恿sǒng yǒngto instigate
认怂rèn sóng(coll.) to back down
2
Total compounds
50
As first character
50
As last character
0
As middle character

怂 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 怂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

恿yǒng
0.8752,400 co-occurrences
下xià
0.334624 co-occurrences
张zhāng
0.322108 co-occurrences
赵zhào
0.30230 co-occurrences
杀shā
0.29242 co-occurrences
们men
0.28790 co-occurrences
刘liú
0.27330 co-occurrences
妻qī
0.27336 co-occurrences
鲁lǔ
0.27030 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

虽然失败了，但他怂不气馁，继续努力。

suī rán shī bài le , dàn tā sóng bù qì něi , jì xù nǔ lì .

Although he failed, he didn't lose heart and kept trying.

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shí zhèng chūn qiū yī lǎng rèn sóng kāi qǐ tán pàn shí yóu chǎo jiā dà kuī

[Current Affairs Chronicle] Iran Backtracks and Opens Negotiations; Oil Speculators Suffer Heavy Losses

Character Family

心 Radical Family — Characters sharing the heart radical

悲bēi憋biē惩chéng愁chóu慈cí怠dài德dé恶è恩ēn憨hān

Related Characters

心xīn爱ài思sī志zhì念niàn总zǒng忘wàng意yì愿yuàn感gǎn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 怂 (sóng) mean in Chinese?
怂 (sóng) primarily means "variant of 㞞|𪨊[song2]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3036 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 怂 and 纵?
怂 (sóng) and 纵 (zòng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 心 vs 纟 (same 从 component).
How many strokes does 怂 have?
怂 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 怂?
The radical associated with 怂 is 心 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 怂?
怂 is composed of: 从 (phonetic), 心 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱从心 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 怂?
Common words with 怂 include: 怂恿 (sǒng yǒng, "to instigate"); 认怂 (rèn sóng, "(coll.) to back down"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
Is 怂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 怂 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.