讼

sòng

s+òng·4th tone

litigation

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

讼=讠+公

Etymology

speech

Meanings

litigation

sòng

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Words with 讼 143 total

lawsuit · legal case词讼cí sòng to be involved in a lawsuit涉讼shè sòng to be drunk and rowdy酗讼xù sòng to hear litigation (in a law court) · to hear a case听讼tīng sòng lawsuit讼案sòng àn

Idioms with 讼 6 total Chain

to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery包揽词讼bāo lǎn cí sòng (of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom) · to argue endlessly聚讼纷纭jù sòng fēn yún

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