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诵
誦
sòng
1. to read aloud
2. to recite
Common • Top 12%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

诵
sòng
to chant, to recite, to repeat, to read aloud
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (14)

传诵
chuánsòng
widely known
吟诵
yínsòng
to read aloud
告诵
gàosòng
to tell
念诵
niànsòng
to read out
朗诵
lǎngsòng
to read aloud with expression
李诵
LǐSòng
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong [[順宗|顺宗<Shùnzōng>]] (761-806), reigned 805-806
联诵
liánsòng
liaison (in phonetics)(loanword)
背诵
bèisòng
to recite
HSK 6
诵经
sòngjīng
to chant the sutras
诵读
sòngdú
to read aloud
弦诵不缀
xiánsòngbùchuò
variant of [[弦誦不輟|弦诵不辍<xiánsòngbùchuò>]]
弦诵不辍
xiánsòngbùchuò
incessant playing of instruments and reciting of poems (idiom)
默诵佛号
mòsòngfóhào
to chant the names of Buddha
诵读困难症
sòngdúkùnnanzhèng
dyslexia

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,556
Word Frequency Rank
10,048 of 84,292

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