南朝宋 náncháosòng Liu Song dynasty Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 南朝 náncháo Southern Dynasties The four dynasties that ruled southern China from 420 to 589 following the fall of the Eastern Jin: the 宋 sòng, 齐 qí, 梁 liáng, and 陈 chén.宋 sòng Liu-Song dynasty The first of the four Southern Dynasties (420–479) during the Northern and Southern dynasties period