宋代

Sòngdài
proper noun #63,815

Meanings

  1. 1 the Song dynasty period (960–1279)

Examples

HSK 5
Sòngdài de chéngshì lǐ yǐjīng yǒu le yèshì.
Song dynasty cities already had night markets.
HSK 7-9
Sū Shì shì Sòngdài zuì yǒumíng de wénrén zhīyī.
Su Shi is one of the most famous writers of the Song dynasty.

Tips

usage
宋代 covers both the 北宋 (960–1127, capital Kaifeng) and the 南宋 (1127–1279, capital Hangzhou). It means the Song of the Zhao family, not the earlier Song of the Southern Dynasties (南朝), which historians call 刘宋 after its ruling family.

Stroke Order

宋 Sòng
代 dài