松 (cung4 | song1 song4 gong1) : pine tree, fir tree

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松

cung4

song1 song4 gong1

[1] [n] pine tree; fir tree
[2] a Chinese family name
[3] simplified form of 鬆

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

松

This word has been viewed 10746 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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松柏 cung4 paak3 song1 bai3 = cypress

松鼠 cung4 syu2 song1 shu3 = squirrel

馬拉松 maa5 laai1 cung4 = the marathon

松樹 cung4 syu6 song1 shu4 = pine tree

松子 cung4 zi2 = pine seed; pine nut; a pine cone

松脂 cung4 zi1 song1 zhi1 = pine resin; turpentine

松脂精 cung4 zi1 zing1 song1 zhi1 jing1 = turpentine

松節油精 cung4 zit3 jau4 zing1 song1 jie2 you2 jing1 = turpentine oil

松節油 cung4 zit3 jau4 song1 jie2 you2 = turpentine oil

杜松子酒 dou6 cung4 zi2 zau2 = gin (type of alcoholic drink, also 金酒)

松子蓮蓉小月餅 cung4 zi2 lin4 jung4 siu2 jyut6 beng2 = lotus paste and pine nut mini moon cakes

松針 cung4 zam1 = a pine needle

松雞 cung4 gai1 song1 ji1 = a grouse (type of bird)

松鼠犬 cung4 syu2 hyun2 = pomeranian 國

松鼠狗 cung4 syu2 gau2 = pomeranian 粵

澳洲鳳尾松 ou3 zau1 fung6 mei5 cung4 = Cycas media (Australian nut palm)

松露 cung4 lou6 song1 lu4 = truffe (tuber)

松香 cung4 hoeng1 song1 xiang1 = rosin, pine resin

松花蛋 cung4 faa1 daan6*2 song1 hua1 dan4 = century egg; preserved egg

松節水 cung4 zit3 seoi2 song1 jie2 shui3 = turpentine

松毛 cung4 mou4 song1 mao2 = pine needle 粵

馬尾松 maa5 mei5 cung4 ma3 wei3 song1 = Masson pine

鳳尾松 fung6 mei5 cung4 = cycad

武松 mou5 cung4 wu3 song1 = Wusong, name of a person, a hero in Shui Hu Zhuan

松山區 cung4 saan1 keoi1 song1 shan1 qu1 = Sungshan (area in Taiwan)

松花江 cung4 faa1 gong1 song1 hua1 jiang1 = the Songhua river in Jilin province through Harbin

松鶴延年 cung4 hok6 jin4 nin4 song1 he4 yan2 nian2 = the pine and crane delays the years

撈松 lou1 cung4 = derogatory term for northerners in China 粵

雞蛋麥克松餅 gai1 daan6*2 mak6 hak1 cung4 beng2 = Egg McMuffin

陳松伶 can4 cung4 ling4 chen2 song1 ling2 = Nadia Chan

關勁松 gwaan1 ging6 cung4 guan1 jing4 song1 = Gwan Ging Chung

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 松
Unicode code for this character: U+677e (off-site link)

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