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淞

sōng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Songjiang (Wusong) River
  2. 2 (variant of 凇) ice crystals; rime

Examples

HSK 6
吴淞江又叫苏州河，在上海汇入黄浦江。
Wúsōngjiāng yòu jiào Sūzhōu Hé, zài Shànghǎi huìrù Huángpǔ Jiāng.
The Wusong River is also called Suzhou Creek and flows into the Huangpu in Shanghai.
HSK 7-9
寒夜过后，雾淞把树枝都染成白色。
Hányè guòhòu, wùsōng bǎ shùzhī dōu rǎn chéng báisè.
After a cold night, rime covered every branch in white frost.

Tips

usage
淞 mainly names the 吴淞江 ('Wusong River') in the Shanghai area. As a variant of 凇 it also means rime, the white ice that coats branches, as in 雾淞 ('rime fog').

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
氵 is the three-drop left-side form of the water radical 水, fitting for both a river name and frozen water (rime).
phonetic
松 sōng
pine; loose (phonetic)
松 ('pine') on the right gives the exact sound sōng with no tone change and no meaning contribution.

Stroke Order

淞 sōng