宋

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

• 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

宋

1. (～朝) 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

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. Song (Chinese dynasty)

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

• Go-on: そ (so)
• Kan-on: そう (sō)
• Tō-on: そん (son)
• Sō-on: そん (son)

From Middle Chinese 宋 (MC suoŋ^H). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • IPA^(key): [so̞ː]

宋 (hiragana そう, rōmaji Sō)

1. Song (former Chinese dynasty):
   1. name of the state during the Zhou dynasty (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
   2. the 劉宋 (Ryūsō), around 420-479
   3. the 北宋 (Hokusō, “Northern Song”) and 南宋 (Nansō, “Southern Song”) dynasties, spanning around 960-1279
2. a surname​.

宋 • (song) (hangeul 송, McCune–Reischauer song)

1. referring to the Song Dynasty (宋朝)
2. A surname

宋 (tống)

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