Additional information about 桑
說文解字: 【桑】,蠶所食葉。从叒、木。 〔小徐本作「從木、叒聲。」〕 【息郎切】
- Word relations
- Assoc: (TREE, KINDS)柘/TREE, KINDS
- Assoc: (PLANTS)麻/CLOTH MATERIALS
The common material to make cloth from was má 麻 "hemp".