桑 (sāng): (bound form) mulberry tree
桑 (sāng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) mulberry tree.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 叒 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #1518 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 桑 a tree 木 bearing berries 叒. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- (bound form) mulberry tree
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA tree 木 bearing berries 叒
Decomposition: ⿱叒木 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桑德拉 | sāng dé lā | Sandra (name) |
| 亚利桑那州 | yà lì sāng nà zhōu | Arizona |
| 亚利桑那proper-noun | yà lì sāng nà | Arizona |
| 桑拿noun | sāng ná | (loanword) sauna |
| 桑巴noun | sāng bā | samba (dance) (loanword) |
| 桑德斯proper-noun | sāng dé sī | (surname) Sanders |
| 卡桑德拉 | kǎ sāng dé lā | Cassandra (given name) |
| 哈桑proper-noun | hā sāng | Hassan or Hasan (personal name or place name) |
| 坦桑尼亚proper-noun | tǎn sāng ní yà | Tanzania |
| 桑给巴尔proper-noun | sāng jǐ bā ěr | Zanzibar |
| 莫桑比克proper-noun | mò sāng bǐ kè | Mozambique |
| 沧桑noun | cāng sāng | great changes |
| 洛桑proper-noun | luò sāng | Lausanne (city in Switzerland) |
| 扶桑proper-noun | fú sāng | Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan |
| 沧海桑田phrase | cāng hǎi sāng tián | lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) |
桑 appears in 68 compound words: 49 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 28 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 桑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to experience many vicissitudes; to have experienced many vicissitudes of life; to have lived through many changes
to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill
Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa); Mozambique (an island and town in Nampula, Mozambique)
Zanzibar (an island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean); Zanzibar Island, Unguja (an island of Tanzania)
to experience many vicissitudes; to have experienced many vicissitudes of life; to have lived through many changes
to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill
Mozambique (a country in East Africa and Southern Africa); Mozambique (an island and town in Nampula, Mozambique)
Zanzibar (an island region of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean); Zanzibar Island, Unguja (an island of Tanzania)
Showing 9 of 10 idioms containing 桑.
Example Sentences
秋风起，桑叶变黄，铺满了林间小路。
qiū fēng qǐ , sāng xié biàn huáng , pù mǎn le lín jiān xiǎo lù .
Autumn winds rise, mulberry leaves turn yellow, Carpeted along the forest paths.
对比粉底液将军 何润东“沧桑霸王”翻红 获邀亮相苏超
duì bǐ fěn de yè jiāng jūn hé rùn dōng cāng sāng bà wáng fān hóng huò yāo liàng xiāng sū chāo
In a comparison with the "Foundation General," Ho Run-tung's "Weathered Overlord" has made a comeback and been invited to appear at the Scottish Premier League
...剑浣春秋】解密!为什么日本AV界都是欧吉桑男优?
. . . jiàn 浣 chūn qiū jiě mì ! wéi shén má rì běn A V jiè dōu shì ōu jí sāng nán yōu ?
...Sword and Spring】 Revealed! Why Are There So Many Older Male Actors in the Japanese Adult Video Industry?
四月桑葚赛人参,6款桑葚水配方,养气血安睡眠养...
sì yuè sāng 葚 sài rén cān , 6 kuǎn sāng 葚 shuǐ pèi fāng , yǎng qì xiě ān shuì mián yǎng . . .
"April mulberries are as good as ginseng": 6 mulberry water recipes to nourish qi and blood, promote restful sleep, and...
经典赛/秀出少棒时与“OH桑”的合照 江坤宇换到亲签版本
jīng diǎn sài xiù chū shǎo bàng shí yǔ O H sāng de gě zhào jiāng 坤 yǔ huàn dào qīn qiān bǎn běn
Classic/Show Little League photo with "OH Sang" Jiang Kunyu switched to the autographed version
牵扯艾普斯坦引发学界风暴 哈佛切割前校长桑默斯
qiān chě ài pǔ sī tǎn yǐn fā xué jiè fēng bào hā fó qiē gē qián jiào cháng sāng mò sī
Involving Epstein caused a storm in the academic world Harvard cut former president Summers
凤凰城是亚利桑那州的首府。
Fènghuángchéng shì Yàlìsāngnàzhōu de shǒufǔ.
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.
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