懂中文 Dong Chinese

宋

sòng

Song dynasty

Original meaning: 

dwelling

Depicts a building (宀) made of wood (木). Based on the original meaning "dwelling". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
宀 iconic component

宀  Iconic component

mián

  

roof

木 iconic component

木  Iconic component

mù

  

tree

Evolution

宋 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宋 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
宋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宋 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

宋  

sòng

Song dynasty; surname

宋  

Sòng

surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)

Most common words with 宋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宋

surname Song

宋楚瑜

James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党

宋代

Song dynasty (960-1279)

南宋

the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

宋朝

Song Dynasty (960-1279)