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

淞 (sōng) is a Chinese character meaning “name of a river in jiangsu province.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 松 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 淞 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. name of a river in Jiangsu Province

Etymology & Origin

淞

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵松 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
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11

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
芦淞区lú sōng qūLusong, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市, Hunan
吴淞proper-nounwú sōngWusong river and dock area in Shanghai
芦淞lú sōngsee 蘆淞區|芦淞区
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.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

领衔声音出演雷淞然、张呈也在现场畅聊从舞台搭档到声音出演搭档的感受。

lǐng xián shēng yīn chū yǎn léi Sōng rán , zhāng chéng yě zài xiàn chǎng chàng liáo cóng wǔ tái dā dàng dào shēng yīn chū yǎn dā dàng de gǎn shòu .

The lead voice actors for Lei Songran and Zhang Cheng were also on hand to share their thoughts on the transition from stage partners to voice acting partners.

爱范儿Jun 2026

影片由程腾执导、黄珉联合导演,雷淞然、张呈(排名不分先后)领衔声音出演。

yǐng piàn yóu chéng téng zhí dǎo , huáng 珉 lián gě dǎo yǎn , léi Sōng rán , zhāng chéng ( pái míng bù fēn xiān hòu ) lǐng xián shēng yīn chū yǎn .

The film was directed by Cheng Teng and co-directed by Huang Min, with Lei Songran and Zhang Cheng (in no particular order) providing the lead voice performances.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 淞 (sōng) mean in Chinese?
淞 (sōng) primarily means "name of a river in jiangsu province." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. 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 the components of 淞?
淞 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 松 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵松 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 淞?
Common words with 淞 include: 芦淞区 (lú sōng qū, "Lusong, a district of Zhuzhou City 株洲市, Hunan"); 吴淞 (wú sōng, "Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai"); 芦淞 (lú sōng, "see 蘆淞區|芦淞区"). 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.