松 - Dong Chinese dictionary

sōng

pine tree

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese this character also means "relax, loosen", but in traditional Chinese this meaning is written as 鬆.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

公 Sound component

gōng

public

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

松

Sōng

surname Song

松

sōng

pine; CL:棵[kē]

松 (鬆)

sōng

lax, loose; loosen, relax; loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

Most common words with 松