桑 (song1 | sang1) : mulberry tree

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桑

song1

sang1

mulberry tree; white mulberry

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

桑

This word has been viewed 11426 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2010 04:00

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桑拿 song1 naa4 sang1 na2 = sauna

桑樹 song1 syu6 sang1 shu4 = mulberry tree

桑拿浴 song1 naa4 juk6 = a sauna (via transliteration)

滄海桑田 cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4 cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2 = the world is swiftly changing; abbr. 滄桑

滄桑 cong1 song1 = vicissitudes of life

歷盡滄桑 lik6 zeon6 cong1 song1 = having experienced all the vicissitudes of life

人世滄桑 jan4 sai1 cong1 song1 ren2 shi4 cang1 sang1 = we live in an ever-changing world; the world is always tremendously changing

莫桑比克 mok6 song1 bei2 hak1 mo4 sang1 bi3 ke4 = Mozambique

亞利桑納州 aa3 lei6 song1 naap6 zau1 ya4 li4 sang1 na4 zhou1 = state of Arizona

坦桑尼亞 taan2 song1 nei4 aa3 tan3 sang1 ni2 ya4 = Tanzania

桑日 song1 jat6 sang1 ri4 = Sangri (place in Tibet)

桑植 song1 zik6 sang1 zhi2 = Sangzhi (place in Hunan)

莫桑比克海峽 mok6 song1 bei2 hak1 hoi2 haap6 = Mozambique Channel

媽媽桑 maa1*4 maa1 song1 = a brothel madame (pimp for prostitutes); mamasan (as a loanword) 粵

土桑 tou2 song1 tu3 sang1 = Tucson (city in Arizona)

指桑罵槐 zi2 song1 maa6 waai4 zhi3 sang1 ma4 huai2 = to point at one and accuse another

亞利桑那 aa3 lei6 song1 naa5 ya4 li4 sang1 na4 = Arizona

桑梓 song1 zi2 sang1 zi3 = one's hometown; native home

桑耶 song1 je4 sang1 ye1 = Samye (town in central Tibet)

普桑轎車 pou2 song1 giu6*2 ce1 pu3 sang1 jiao4 che1 = Passat; a car model of Volkswagen

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 桑
Unicode code for this character: U+6851 (off-site link)

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