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Chinese symbol for “loosen”

疏松
shū sōng
Traditional: 疏鬆
to loosen

The closest CC-CEDICT match for loosen is 疏松 (shū sōng), defined as: to loosen.

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

疏 shū
to neglect; to dredge, to clear away; lax, careless
radical 103 ⽦ · 12 strokes
松 sōng
pine tree; fir tree
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “loosen”

WordPinyinMeaning
放松 (放鬆)fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen
闿 (闓)kǎito loosen; to open
解jiěto divide; to break up
松 (鬆)sōngloose; to loosen
松开 (鬆開)sōng kāito release; to let go

Related words

Other words that share a character with 疏松.

WordPinyinMeaning
疏散shū sǎnidle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4]
疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook
疏远 (疏遠)shū yuǎnto drift apart; to become estranged
疏导 (疏導)shū dǎoto dredge; to open up a path for
疏通shū tōngto unblock; to dredge
轻松 (輕鬆)qīng sōnglight; gentle
放松 (放鬆)fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen
宽松 (寬鬆)kuān sōngspacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable

See also: Japanese symbol for “loosen”.

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.

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