Ideographic: A building 宀 made out of wood 木Radical:

meaning for sòng:

  • - surname Song
  • - the Song dynasty (960-1279)
  • - also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynastiesEight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文运动 , namely: Han Yu 韩愈 , Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元 , Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修 , the Three Su father and sons 三苏 , Wang Anshi 王安石 , Zeng Gong 曾巩 imitation Song dynasty typeface
  • - Fangsong font