sānɡ

桑

Character · Noun

mulberry tree; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

mulberry tree; mulberry

Refers to the mulberry tree or its fruit.

Sānɡ桑
yè叶
shì是
cán蚕
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
shí食
wù物
 。

Mulberry leaves are the main food for silkworms.

Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
zhònɡ种
le了
yī一
kē棵
sānɡ桑
shù树
 。

A mulberry tree was planted in the yard.

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Sānɡ桑
ɡuǒ果
chénɡ成
shú熟
shí时
shì是
zǐ紫
hónɡ红
sè色
de的
 。

Mulberries are purple-red when ripe.

Zhè这
zhānɡ张
zhǐ纸
shì是
yònɡ用
sānɡ桑
shù树
pí皮
zuò做
de的
 。

This paper is made from mulberry bark.

Gǔ古
dài代
Zhōnɡ中
ɡuó国
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
ɡuān关
yú于
sānɡ桑
cán蚕
de的
chuán传
shuō说
 。

Ancient China had many legends about mulberry silkworms.

2.

noun

surname Sang

Used as a Chinese family name.

Tā他
xìnɡ姓
Sānɡ桑
 ,
shì是
wǒ我
men们
bān班
de的
xīn新
tónɡ同
xué学
 。

His surname is Sang, and he is a new classmate in our class.

Sānɡ桑
lǎo老
shī师
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
yǔ语
wén文
 。

Teacher Sang teaches us Chinese.

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Sānɡ桑
shì氏
jiā家
zú族
zài在
Zhōnɡ中
ɡuó国
lì历
shǐ史
shànɡ上
yǒu有
yí一
dìnɡ定
dì地
wèi位
 。

The Sang family had a certain status in Chinese history.

Wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yí一
ɡè个
xìnɡ姓
Sānɡ桑
de的
yī医
shēnɡ生
 。

I know a doctor whose surname is Sang.

Sānɡ桑
zhè这
ɡe个
xìnɡ姓
shì氏
zài在
Zhōnɡ中
ɡuó国
bù不
suàn算
hěn很
chánɡ常
jiàn见
 。

The surname Sang is not very common in China.