松 (sōng): pine, loose
松 (sōng) is a Chinese character meaning “pine, loose.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 公 (phonetic). It ranks #895 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 松 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- pine, loose
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 松
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 松鼠 | sōng shǔ | squirrel |
| 松开 | sōng kāi | to release |
| 马拉松 | mǎ lā sōng | (loanword) marathon |
| 松子 | sōng zǐ | pine nut |
| 松手 | sōng shǒu | to relinquish one's grip |
| 尼克松 | ní kè sōng | Richard Nixon (1913–1994), US president 1969–1974 |
| 松树 | sōng shù | pine |
| 宽松 | kuān sōng | spacious |
| 松绑 | sōng bǎng | to untie |
| 松弛 | sōng chí | to relax |
| 蓬松 | péng sōng | fluffy |
| 松懈 | sōng xiè | to relax |
| 松散 | sōng san | to relax |
| 松果 | sōng guǒ | pine cone |
| 松口 | sōng kǒu | to let go of sth held in one's mouth |
松 appears in 100 compound words: 58 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 11 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 松 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 松.
Example Sentences
这座山上长满了松树,冬天的时候景色特别美。
Zhè zuò shān shang zhǎngmǎn le sōngshù, dōngtiān de shíhou jǐngsè tèbié měi.
This mountain is covered with pine trees, and the scenery is especially beautiful in winter.
男生小便后甩一甩会不会导致尿失禁?盆底肌松弛者需谨慎吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn hòu shuǎi yī shuǎi huì bù huì dǎo zhì niào shī jīn ? pén de jī sōng chí zhě xū jǐn shèn ma
Will a boy's throw after urinating cause urinary incontinence? Should people with loose pelvic floor muscles be cautious?
...菲连两年春晚开唱!粉丝敲碗办演唱会 宽姐松口了
. . . 菲 lián liǎng nián chūn wǎn kāi chàng ! fěn sī qiāo wǎn bàn yǎn chàng huì kuān jiě sōng kǒu le
... The Spring Festival Gala has been sung for two consecutive years! Fans knocked on the bowl to hold a concert, and Sister Kuan let go
冬奥/越野滑雪收官战:瑞典名将安德松女子50公里夺金
dōng ào yuè yě huá xuě shōu guān zhàn : ruì diǎn míng jiāng ān dé sōng nǚ zǐ 5 0 gōng lǐ duó jīn
Winter Olympics/Cross-country Skiing Finale: Sweden's Andersson won gold in the women's 50km
未必是坏事!南马降级成精英标 马拉松将回归体验本质
wèi bì shì huài shì ! nán mǎ jiàng jí chéng jīng yīng biāo mǎ lā sōng jiāng huí guī tǐ yàn běn zhì
It's not necessarily a bad thing! South Malaysia is relegated to an elite marathon and will return to the essence of experience
宁远县城管局:禁燃禁放不松懈 守护平安祥和年
nìng yuǎn xiàn chéng guǎn jú jīn rán jīn fàng bù sōng xiè shǒu hù píng ān xiáng hé nián
Ningyuan County Urban Management Bureau: ban on burning and discharge of no slack guarding the peace and tranquility of the year
每年滨松有风筝节。
Měinián Bīnsōng yǒu fēngzhēng jié.
Each year Hamamatsu has a kite festival.
我奶奶患有骨质疏松症。
Wǒ nǎinai huànyǒu gǔzhìshūsōngzhèng.
My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.
请不要做任何有损松野家族名声的事!
Qǐng bù yào zuò rènhé yǒu sǔn sōngyě jiāzú míngshēng de shì!
Please don't do anything that would besmirch the Matsuno family name!
最初的旗袍是宽松的。
Zuì chū de qípáo shì kuānsōng de.
The original qipao was wide and loose.
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