松

sōng

loose

to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)

wood (木) + public (公) = loose, like pine

木 anchors the meaning: pine trees are famously soft-wooded and loose-grained, making 松 a natural fit for both the tree and the idea of looseness. 公 mainly contributes the sōng sound rather than a semantic story.

木+公→松
公PublicPhonetic
木WoodSemantic

这条绳子太松了,需要重新绑一下。

zhè tiáo shéng zi tài sōng le, xū yào chóng xīn bǎng yī xià.

This rope is too loose, it needs to be tied again.

他把领带松了松,感觉舒服多了。

tā bǎ lǐng dài sōng le sōng, gǎn jué shū fu duō le.

He loosened his tie a bit and felt much more comfortable.

Words with 松

松桃

sōng táo

see 松桃苗族自治縣|松桃苗族自治县[Song1 tao2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

松绑

sōng bǎng

to untie

松手

sōng shǒu

to relinquish one's grip

稀松

xī sōng

poor

蒲松龄

pú sōng líng

Pu Songling (1640-1715), author of 聊齋志異|聊斋志异[Liao2 zhai1 Zhi4 yi4]

松子

sōng zǐ

pine nut

松口

sōng kǒu

to let go of sth held in one's mouth

松花江

sōng huā jiāng

Songhua River in Jilin province 吉林省 through Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], a tributary of Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江

武松

wǔ sōng

Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands

松茸

sōng róng

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

酥松

sū sōng

loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc)

酥松油脂

sū sōng yóu zhī

shortening (fat used in cooking cakes)

More characters with 木

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