桑蚕丝

桑蠶絲

sāngcánsī

noun

Meanings

1 mulberry silk
2 silk produced by silkworms fed on mulberry leaves

Characters

Examples

100%桑蚕丝的被子又轻又暖。

Bǎi fēn zhī bǎi sāngcánsī de bèizi yòu qīng yòu nuǎn.

A 100% mulberry-silk quilt is both light and warm.

这条围巾是用桑蚕丝织的。

Zhè tiáo wéijīn shì yòng sāngcánsī zhī de.

This scarf is woven from mulberry silk.

Tips

culture

The 'classic' silk of the Silk Road. Distinguished from 柞蚕丝 (tussah/wild silk), which comes from oak-leaf-fed silkworms — coarser and yellower. Mulberry silk is the gold standard for silk bedding and high-end clothing.

Stroke Order

桑 sāng

蚕 cán

丝 sī