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淞

sōng
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

吴淞江又叫苏州河，在上海汇入黄浦江。
Wúsōngjiāng yòu jiào Sūzhōuhé, zài Shànghǎi huìrù Huángpǔjiāng.
The Wusong River is also called Suzhou Creek and flows into the Huangpu in Shanghai.
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