Usage of the character 松

Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands

xīsōng

稀松

[稀鬆]

poor
sloppy
unconcerned
heedless
lax
unimportant
trivial
loose
porous

Qǔsōng

曲松

[曲松]

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

sōngzuǐ

松嘴

[鬆嘴]

see 鬆口／松口 (sōngkǒu)

Sōngjiāng

松江

[松江]

Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai

ròusōng

肉松

[肉鬆]

meat floss
shredded dried pork

sōngjùn

松菌

[松菌]

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

Sōngpān

松潘

[松潘]

Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

sōngbǎi

松柏

[松柏]

pine and cypress
fig. chaste and undefiled
fig. tomb

sōngruǎn

松软

[鬆軟]

flexible
not rigid
spongy
soft or runny (not set hard)
loose (soil)

sōngmù

松木

[松木]

pine wood
deal
larch

Sōngyuán

松原

[松原]

Songyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

Sōngtián

松田

[松田]

Matsuda (Japanese surname)

sōngyā

松鸦

[松鴉]

(bird species of China) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

sōngtuō

松脱

[鬆脫]

loose
flaking

Sōngtáo Xiàn

松桃县

[松桃縣]

Songtao Miao Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou

Sōngyángxiàn

松阳县

[松陽縣]

Songyang county in Lishui 麗水／丽水 ( Líshuǐ), Zhejiang

Fǔsōngxiàn

抚松县

[撫松縣]

Fusong county in Baishan 白山, Jilin

Sōngbāwā

松巴哇

[松巴哇]

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

sōngjiéyóu

松节油

[松節油]

turpentine

báipísōng

白皮松

[白皮松]

lacebark pine

mǎwěisōng

马尾松

[馬尾松]

Masson pine (Pinus massoniana, Chinese red pine, horsetail pine)

Sōngpō Hú

松坡湖

[松坡湖]

see 草海 ( Cǎohǎi)

Sōngpān Xiàn

松潘县

[松潘縣]

Songpan County (Tibetan: zung chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

bāsōngguǎn

巴松管

[巴松管]

bassoon (loanword)
also written 巴頌管／巴颂管 (bāsòngguǎn) or 低音管 (dīyīnguǎn)

dùsōngzǐ

杜松子

[杜鬆子]

juniper berry

Sōnglǐngqū

松岭区

[松嶺區]

Songling district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

Níkèsōng

尼克松

[尼克松]

Richard Nixon (1913-1994), US president 1969-1974
surname Nixon

sōngshīquǎn

松狮犬

[鬆獅犬]

Chow Chow (dog breed)

sōnggāoxié

松糕鞋

[鬆糕鞋]

platform shoes

Pú Sōnglíng

蒲松龄

[蒲松齡]

Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of 聊齋志異／聊斋志异 ( Liáozhāi Zhìyì)

Qǔsōngxiàn

曲松县

[曲松縣]

Qusum county, Tibetan: Chu gsum rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區／山南地区 ( Shānnándìqū), Tibet

sōnghuādàn

松花蛋

[松花蛋]

century egg; preserved egg

sōngguǒxiàn

松果腺

[松果腺]

pineal body

Sōngběiqū

松北区

[松北區]

Songbei district of Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn) in Heilongjiang

Bīnsōngshì

滨松市

[濱松市]

Hamamatsu, city in Shizuoka prefecture 靜岡縣／静冈县 ( Jìnggāngxiàn), Japan

sōngguǒtǐ

松果体

[松果體]

pineal body

sōngjǐndài

松紧带

[鬆緊帶]

(a length of) elastic

lüsōngshí

绿松石

[綠松石]

turquoise (gemstone)

hēikèsōng

黑客松

[黑客松]

hackathon (loanword)

sōngkǒumó

松口蘑

[松口蘑]

matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan

Sōnghuājiāng

松花江

[松花江]

Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 through Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江／黑龙江

péngsōngjì

膨松剂

[膨鬆劑]

leavening agent

Sōngshān Qū

松山区

[松山區]

Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Songshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市 ( Chìfēng Shì), Inner Mongolia

Sōngzīshì

松滋市

[鬆滋市]

Songzi, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

Yàsōngsēn

亚松森

[亞松森]

Asunción, capital of Paraguay

Yíngkè Sōng

迎客松

[迎客松]

Greeting Pine, symbol of Huangshan 黃山／黄山 ( Huángshān)

Sōngyuánshì

松原市

[松原市]

Songyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

xiǎosōnggāo

小松糕

[小鬆糕]

muffin

mēngsōngyǔ

蒙松雨

[矇松雨]

drizzle
fine rain

Sōngxīxiàn

松溪县

[松溪縣]

Songxi county in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian

lùjūnsōng

陆均松

[陸均松]

podocarp tree (Dacrydium pierrei)

Sōngjiāngqū

松江区

[松江區]

Songjiang suburban district of Shanghai

Liú Sōnglíng

刘松龄

[劉松齡]

Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein (1703-1774), Slovenian Jesuit missionary, astronomer and mathematician, spent 35 years at Emperor Qianlong's court

Sùsōng Xiàn

宿松县

[宿松縣]

Susong, a county in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqīng), Anhui

sōngquèyīng

松雀鹰

[松雀鷹]

(bird species of China) besra (Accipiter virgatus)

mǎlāsōng

马拉松

[馬拉松]

marathon (loanword)

Huòkèsōng

霍克松

[霍克松]

Hokksund (city in Buskerud, Norway)

jīsōngróng

姬松茸

[姬松茸]

himematsutake mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens or Agaricus blazei Murill)

Niǎosōngxiāng

鸟松乡

[鳥松鄉]

Niaosong or Niaosung township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

sōnghuàshí

松化石

[松化石]

turquoise (gemstone)
also written 松石

luòyèsōng

落叶松

[落葉松]

larch tree (Pinus larix)
deciduous pine tree

sōngchífǎ

松弛法

[鬆弛法]

relaxation (alternative medicine)

sōnglùzhū

松露猪

[松露豬]

truffle hog

Xīsōng Jiànshè

西松建设

[西松建設]

Nishimatsu Construction Co.

gǔzhìshūsōng

骨质疏松

[骨質疏鬆]

osteoporosis

xīfāngsōngjī

西方松鸡

[西方松雞]

(bird species of China) western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

dìsāimǐsōng

地塞米松

[地塞米松]

dexamethasone

Sōngxià Gōngsī

松下公司

[松下公司]

Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)

Bùsōngbùlā

布松布拉

[布松布拉]

Bujumbura, capital of Burundi (Tw)

bǎijiésōngcāo

柏节松操

[柏節松操]

chaste widowhood

Sōngbāwā Dǎo

松巴哇岛

[松巴哇島]

Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

mǎlāsōngsài

马拉松赛

[馬拉松賽]

marathon race

hóngméisōngquè

红眉松雀

[紅眉松雀]

(bird species of China) crimson-browed finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus)

sōngsanwùliào

松散物料

[鬆散物料]

diffuse medium (liquid or gas)

Aīgé'ěrsōng

埃格尔松

[埃格爾松]

Egersund (city in Norway)

Sōngzàn Gànbù

松赞干布

[松贊干布]

Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃 ( Tǔbō) dynasty

xīsōnggǔzhì

稀松骨质

[稀鬆骨質]

cancellous bone
trabecular bone
spongy bone

sūsōngyóuzhī

酥松油脂

[酥鬆油脂]

shortening (fat used in cooking cakes)

Sōngxià Diànqì

松下电器

[松下電器]

Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)

Sōngliáo Píngyuán

松辽平原

[松遼平原]

Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northeast Plain 東北平原／东北平原 ( Dōngběi Píngyuán)

sōnghèxiálíng

松鹤遐龄

[松鶴遐齡]