淞 (Sōng): name of a river in Jiangsu Province

淞 (Sōng) is a Chinese character meaning “name of a river in jiangsu province.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 氵 (water). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 氵 water11 strokesFrequency #9999

Definitions

  1. name of a river in Jiangsu Province

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
吴淞wú sōngWusong river and dock area in Shanghai
芦淞区lú sōng qūLusong, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
芦淞lú sōngsee 蘆淞區|芦淞区[Lu2 song1 Qu1]
3
Total compounds
0
As first character
67
As last character
33
As middle character

淞 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

孩子们喜欢在清澈的淞边玩耍，捉小鱼小虾。

hái zǐ men xǐ huān zài qīng chè de Sōng biān wán shuǎ , zhuō xiǎo yú xiǎo xiā .

Children love to play along the clear banks of the river, catching small fish and shrimp.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 淞 (Sōng) mean in Chinese?
淞 (Sōng) primarily means "name of a river in jiangsu province." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 淞 have?
淞 is written with 11 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 淞?
The radical associated with 淞 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are common words containing 淞?
Common words with 淞 include: 吴淞 (wú sōng, "Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai"); 芦淞区 (lú sōng qū, "Lusong, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市[Zhu1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan"); 芦淞 (lú sōng, "see 蘆淞區|芦淞区[Lu2 song1 Qu1]"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
Is 淞 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 淞 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.