Learn a Chinese Character - 桑 (Sāng) - Mulberry

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 木 (radical: wood)

笔画数: 10 (10 strokes)

结构分解: 又 + 双木（象形字，像桑树的枝叶形态） (composed of "又" (hand) and two "木" (trees), pictograph resembling mulberry branches)

笔顺:

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Sāng (first tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

桑指桑树，一种落叶乔木，叶子可喂蚕，果实可食用 (Mulberry refers to a deciduous tree whose leaves feed silkworms and fruits are edible)

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 桑树 (sāng shù) - mulberry tree
• 桑叶 (sāng yè) - mulberry leaf
• 桑葚 (sāng shèn) - mulberry fruit

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

主要作名词，表示具体植物（如"种桑树"）；可与量词搭配（如"一棵桑树"） (Primarily used as a noun for the plant itself (e.g., "plant mulberry trees"); often paired with measure words (e.g., "one mulberry tree"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中国是桑蚕文化发源地，"桑梓"代指故乡（桑树与梓树为家乡常见树木） (China is the birthplace of sericulture; "桑梓" (mulberry and catalpa) symbolizes hometown, as these trees are common in rural areas)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

桑的字形像桑树的枝叶，上下两部分是展开的叶子，中间是树干，直观对应桑树的形态 (The character resembles mulberry branches: the top and bottom parts represent leaves, and the middle part represents the trunk, making it visually linked to the tree's shape)