宋朝

Sòngcháo

proper noun #64,211

Meanings

1 Song dynasty (960–1279)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

宋朝分为北宋和南宋两个时期。

Sòngcháo fēnwéi Běisòng hé Nánsòng liǎng ge shíqī.

The Song dynasty is divided into two periods, the Northern Song and the Southern Song.

HSK 6

宋朝的瓷器非常有名。

Sòngcháo de cíqì fēicháng yǒumíng.

Song dynasty porcelain is very famous.

Tips

usage

宋朝 is the dynasty founded by 赵匡胤 in 960. 宋代 names the same span as a period, and 宋 is the short form. It is not the earlier Song of the Southern Dynasties (420–479), which historians call 刘宋 after its ruling family.

Stroke Order

宋 Sòng

朝 cháo