Chinese symbol for “loose”
松
sōng
Traditional: 鬆
loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for loose is 松 (sōng), defined as: loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “loose”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 松动 (鬆動) | sōng dòng | loose; slack |
| 松脱 (鬆脫) | sōng tuō | loose; flaking |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 宽 (寬) | kuān | wide; broad |
| 肥大 | féi dà | (of clothes) baggy; loose; (of a person) fat; stout |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 松.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 放松 (放鬆) | fàng sōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen |
| 宽松 (寬鬆) | kuān sōng | spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable |
| 马拉松 (馬拉松) | mǎ lā sōng | (loanword) marathon |
| 松散 (鬆散) | sōng san | to relax; loose |
| 松鼠 | sōng shǔ | squirrel |
See also: Japanese symbol for “loose”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.