dwell, Sung dynasty
宋 centers on dwelling or residing in a place. The Sung dynasty name is a historical application of this idea, referring to the ruling house that dwelled in power.
宋 combines 宀 (roof) and 木 (tree), suggesting a dwelling among trees or a wooden house. The character was later used as the name of the Sung dynasty.
Under a roof 宀, a tree 木 grows, creating a sheltered place to dwell. Picture a simple wooden house nestled among trees.
For ソウ, imagine dwelling in a cozy home and sewing (ソウ) by the window: sew -> ソウ, while you dwell peacefully inside.
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Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
Luzon (Philippines)
journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods
Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)
Southern Song dynasty (of China; 1127-1279)
tōsō-on; Tang-Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
Song dynasty Confucian scholars
Songshi; History of Song (one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China)
Song-dynasty neo-Confucianism (esp. the teachings of Zhu Xi)
neo-Confucianism (developed in the Song and Ming dynasties); Song-Ming neo-Confucianism
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
elegant left-leaning block typeface
Song poetry
Song dynasty copper coin
sō-on; Song reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
going to Song dynasty China