| 宋 | [ sòng ] surname Song, the Song dynasty (960-1279), also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) |
| 宋代 | [ sòng daì ] Song dynasty (960-1279) |
| 宋任窮 | [ sòng rèn qióng ] Song Renqiong (1909-2005), general of the People's Liberation Army |
| 宋史 | [ sòng shǐ ] History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱[Tuo1 tuo1] in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元[Yuan2], 496 scrolls, (not to be confused with 宋書|宋书[Song4 shu1]) |
| 宋四大書 | [ sòng sì dà shū ] Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
| 宋四家 | [ sòng sì jiā ] four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1] |
| 宋太祖 | [ sòng taì zǔ ] Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960 |
| 宋干節 | [ sòng gān jié ] Songkran (Thai New Year festival) |
| 宋徽宗 | [ sòng huī zōng ] Emperor Huizong (Song Dynasty) |
| 宋慈 | [ sòng cí ] Song Ci (1186-1249), Southern Song lawyer, editor of Record of Washed Grievances 洗冤集錄|洗冤集录 (1247), said to be the world's first legal forensic text |
| 宋慶齡 | [ sòng qìng líng ] Song Qingling or Rosemonde Soong (1893-1981), wife of Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1] |
| 宋教仁 | [ sòng rén ] Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913 |
| 宋書 | [ sòng shū ] History of Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4] or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Shen Yue 沈約|沈约[Shen2 Yue4] in 488 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 100 scrolls, (not to be confused with 宋史[Song4 shi3]) |
| 宋朝 | [ sòng chaó ] Song Dynasty (960-1279), also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) |
| 宋楚瑜 | [ sòng chǔ yú ] James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 親民黨|亲民党 |
| 宋武帝 | [ sòng wǔ dì ] Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422 |
| 宋武帝劉裕 | [ sòng wǔ dì liú yù ] Liu Yu, founder of Southern dynasty Song 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420 |
| 宋江 | [ sòng jiāng ] Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传 |
| 宋濂 | [ sòng lián ] Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician |
| 宋白 | [ sòng baí ] Song Bai (936-1012), Northern Song literary man |
| 宋祁 | [ sòng qí ] Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书 |
| 宋祖英 | [ sòng zǔ yīng ] Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer |
| 宋美齡 | [ sòng meǐ líng ] Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), Chiang Kai-shek's second wife |
| 宋襄公 | [ sòng xiāng gōng ] Duke Xiang of Song (reigned 650-637 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 宋體 | [ sòng tǐ ] Mincho, Song font |
| ⇒ 仿宋 | [ fǎng sòng ] imitation Song dynasty typeface, Fangsong font |
| ⇒ 傑瑞b7宋飛 | [ jié ruì sòng feī ] Jerry Seinfeld |
| ⇒ 兩宋 | [ liǎng sòng ] the Song dynasty (960-1279), refers to the Northern (960-1127) and Southern Song (1128-1279) |
| ⇒ 劉宋 | [ liú sòng ] Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479), with capital at Nanjing |
| ⇒ 劉宋時代 | [ liú sòng shí daì ] Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing |
| ⇒ 北宋 | [ beǐ sòng ] the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) |
| ⇒ 北宋四大部書 | [ beǐ sòng sì dà bù shū ] Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
| ⇒ 南宋 | [ nán sòng ] the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) |
| ⇒ 南朝宋 | [ nán chaó sòng ] Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing, also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋 |
| ⇒ 呂宋島 | [ lǚ sòng daǒ ] Luzon Island, north Philippines |
| ⇒ 呂宋海峽 | [ lǚ sòng haǐ xiá ] Luzon Strait between Taiwan and Luzon Island (Philippines) |
| ⇒ 唐宋 | [ táng sòng ] the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties |
| ⇒ 唐宋八大家 | [ táng sòng bā dà jiā ] Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3] |
| ⇒ 羅宋 | [ luó sòng ] (dialect) Russia |
| ⇒ 羅宋湯 | [ luó sòng tāng ] borscht, a traditional beetroot soup |
| ⇒ 趙宋 | [ zhaò sòng ] Song dynasty (960-1279), used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 Song of Southern dynasties (420-479) |
