桑
sāng
(bound form) mulberry tree
surname Sang; old variant of 桑[sang1]
branching leaves (叒) + tree (木) = the mulberry tree
叒 is an ancient pictograph of intertwining branches, specifically associated with the mulberry tree in early scripts. Together with 木 (tree), the character grounds that leafy, branching image into the concrete mulberry tree, the cornerstone of silk production.
他姓桑，是我们班的新同学。
tā xìng sāng，shì wǒ men bān de xīn tóng xué。
His surname is Sang; he is a new classmate in our class.
桑老师教我们语文已经三年了。
sāng lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men yǔ wén yǐ jīng sān nián le。
Teacher Sang has been teaching us Chinese for three years already.
Words with 桑
沧桑
cāng sāng
great changes
桑德斯
sāng dé sī
(surname) Sanders
洛桑
luò sāng
Lausanne (city in Switzerland)
扶桑
fú sāng
Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan
亚利桑那
yà lì sāng nà
Arizona
饱经沧桑
bǎo jīng cāng sāng
having lived through many changes
亚利桑纳州
yà lì sāng nà zhōu
state of Arizona
亚利桑那州
yà lì sāng nà zhōu
Arizona
南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇
nán qiáo zhì yà dǎo hé nán sāng wēi qí
South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
卡桑德拉
kǎ sāng dé lā
Cassandra (given name)
吞米桑布札
tūn mǐ sāng bù zhá
Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
哈桑
hā sāng
Hassan or Hasan (personal name or place name)