松 sōng — loose; pine; loose
听音乐能让人放松心情。Tīng yīn yuè néng ràng rén fàng sōng xīn qíng.Listening to music can help people relax.
Common words: 轻松 (qīng sōng)、放松 (fàng sōng)、松树 (sōng shù)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "loose"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "loose", including 松 (sōng), 松 (sōng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "loose" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 松 (sōng), 松 (sōng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading sōng, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 松 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 松 sōngloose; pine; looseUseful words: 轻松, 放松
- 松 sōngloose; pine; looseUseful words: 轻松, 放松
Common words for these 2 "loose" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 松 (sōng) — so "loose" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "loose".
松 sōng — loose; pine; loose
听音乐能让人放松心情。Tīng yīn yuè néng ràng rén fàng sōng xīn qíng.Listening to music can help people relax.
Common words: 轻松 (qīng sōng)、放松 (fàng sōng)、松树 (sōng shù)
All 2 characters
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