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桑（sāng）是一个象形字，最初描绘为一棵有树冠和树根的桑树。这个字在甲骨文中的形状清楚地表现了树木的形态。桑 (sāng) is a pictographic character originally depicting a mulberry tree with a crown and roots. In oracle bone script, its form clearly resembles a tree.

• 桑的核心含义是“桑树”，即蚕喜欢吃的那种树，是中国古代农业和丝绸文化的重要植物。Its core meaning is "mulberry tree," the plant silkworms feed on, which is central to traditional Chinese agriculture and silk culture.

• 有趣的是，“桑”字和“麻”常常一同出现，如成语“桑麻”（sāng má），表示农作物或泛指农事。例如：“把酒话桑麻”。Interestingly, "桑" often appears with "麻" (hemp), as in the idiom "桑麻" (sāng má), meaning crops or farming generally, e.g., “把酒话桑麻” (“drinking wine while chatting about mulberry and hemp,” i.e., discussing rural affairs).

• 在结构上，“桑”容易与其他“木”字旁的字混淆，如“棠”（táng）。学习时需特别留心。In terms of structure, "桑" can be confused with other "tree" radical characters, like "棠" (táng). Pay special attention when learning them.