桑蚕丝

桑蠶絲

sāngcánsī

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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