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桑 sāng

mulberry tree; surname

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Ideograph
Made of 叒木 ⿱叒木

Memory hint: A tree 木 bearing berries 叒

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  1. 奶奶家门口种着一棵老桑树。
    Nǎinai jiā ménkǒu zhòng zhe yì kē lǎo sāngshù.
    There's an old mulberry tree planted at the entrance of Grandma's house.
    grandma home doorway plant (particle) one (measure) old mulberry-tree
  2. 你吃过新鲜的桑葚吗？
    Nǐ chī guò xīnxiān de sāngshèn ma?
    Have you ever eaten fresh mulberries?
    you eat (particle) fresh (particle) mulberry (question)
  3. 我们去乡下摘些桑叶喂蚕吧。
    Wǒmen qù xiāngxià zhāi xiē sāngyè wèi cán ba.
    Let's go to the countryside to pick some mulberry leaves to feed the silkworms.
    we go countryside pick some mulberry-leaf feed silkworm (suggestion)
  4. 这棵树不是桑树，是槐树。
    Zhè kē shù bú shì sāngshù, shì huáishù.
    This tree isn't a mulberry, it's a locust tree.
    this (measure) tree not is mulberry-tree, is locust-tree
  5. 他饱经沧桑，年轻时在桑田里劳作过很多年。
    Tā bǎojīngcāngsāng, niánqīng shí zài sāngtián lǐ láozuò guò hěn duō nián.
    He has been through many hardships; when he was young he worked in the mulberry fields for many years.
    he full-experience vicissitudes, young when at mulberry-field in labor (particle) very many year

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