宋

Translingual

Han character

宋 (radical 40 宀+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十木 (JD), X十木 (XJD), four-corner 3090₄, composition ⿱宀木)

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

1. A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beginning of the Yuan
2. A former empire in China, occupying the eastern half of modern China
3. The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned
4. A surname, listed 118th in the Baijiaxing
5. A former duchy and kingdom in China, occupying an area southeast of the Yellow River during the Warring States period
6. A Chinese constellation, considered a part of the Left Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure

Synonyms

Chinese dynasty and empire

• 宋朝

Chinese kingdom

• 宋国, 宋國

References

• KangXi: page 282, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7078
• Dae Jaweon: page 554, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 915, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5B8B

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Cantonese

Hanzi

宋 (Jyutping sung3, Yale sung3)

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Japanese

Kanji

宋

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

• On: そう (sō)
• Kun: すまい (sumai), おる (oru)

Proper noun

宋 (hiragana そう, romaji Sō)

1. Song (former Chinese dynasty)

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Korean

Hanja

宋 (song) (hangeul 송, revised song, McCune-Reischauer song)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

宋 (Pinyin sòng (song4), Sòng (Song4), Wade-Giles sung⁴, Sung⁴)

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Middle Chinese

Han character

宋 (*sòng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

宋 (tống)