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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “loosen”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放松 (放鬆) | fàng sōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen |
| 闿 (闓) | kǎi | to loosen; to open |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up |
| 松 (鬆) | sōng | loose; to loosen |
| 松开 (鬆開) | sōng kāi | to release; to let go |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 疏松.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疏散 | shū sǎn | idle; leisurely; laid-back; Taiwan pr. [shu1san4] |
| 疏忽 | shū hu | to neglect; to overlook |
| 疏远 (疏遠) | shū yuǎn | to drift apart; to become estranged |
| 疏导 (疏導) | shū dǎo | to dredge; to open up a path for |
| 疏通 | shū tōng | to unblock; to dredge |
| 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 |
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.