April 16, 2022
Chinese word 桑梓
桑refers to mulberry trees and 梓 refers to catalpa trees. These are their original meanings in Chinese.
Chinese people often link the two characters together to stand for their home town.
It's said that in ancient China, rural life was very poor, no modern civilization, no modern science and technology. People had to rely on natural materials to survive.
The leaves of the mulberry trees can grow silkworm, the fruits of the trees can be eaten and be used to make wine, the log and the branches of the trees can make living utensils, and the bark of the trees can make paper. Moreover, all this stuff from mulberries can be Chinese traditional medicine.
The tender leaf of the catalpa trees is a kind of food. The bark of the trees is Chinese medicine, and the trees are good materials for making furniture, instruments, fuel wood, and it grows very fast.
Because these two trees have a closed relationship with people's daily lives, Ancient Chinese people liked planting the trees around their houses, and young people paid more respect to the trees that their parents or ancestors planted.
As a result of the above reasons, mulberry and catalpa trees have become the symbols of hometown over time, and 桑梓 has become synonymous with hometown.
桑The character 桑 refers to mulberry trees and 梓 refers to catalpa trees.
Chinese people often link the two characters together to stand formean their home town.
It's said that in ancient China, rural life was very poor, with no modern civilization, no modern science and, or technology.
People had to rely on natural materialresources to survive.
The leaves of the mulberry trees can grow silkworms, the fruits of the trees can be eaten and be used to make wine, the logtrunk and the branches of the trees can make living utensils, and the bark of the trees can make paper.
No need to repeat "of the trees" once context has already been established.
Moreover, all this stuffese parts from mulberries can be used in Chinese traditional medicine.
The bark of the trees is a Chinese medicine, and the trees are good materials for making furniture, instruments, and fuel wood, and it; it also grows very fast.
Because these two trees have a closed relationship with people's daily lives, Aancient Chinese people liked planting the treesm around their houses, and young people paid more respect to the trees that their parents or ancestors planted.
These are their original meanings in Chinese. |
Chinese Word |
Chinese word 桑梓 |
桑refers to mulberry trees and 梓 refers to catalpa trees.
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Chinese people often link the two characters together to stand for their home town. Chinese people often link the two characters together to |
It's said that in ancient China, rural life was very poor, no modern civilization, no modern science and technology. It's said that in ancient China, rural life was very poor, with no modern civilization, |
People had to rely on natural materials to survive. People had to rely on natural |
The leaves of the mulberry trees can grow silkworm, the fruits of the trees can be eaten and be used to make wine, the log and the branches of the trees can make living utensils, and the bark of the trees can make paper. The leaves of No need to repeat "of the trees" once context has already been established. |
Moreover, all this stuff from mulberries can be Chinese traditional medicine. Moreover, all th |
The tender leaf of the catalpa trees is a kind of food. |
The bark of the trees is Chinese medicine, and the trees are good materials for making furniture, instruments, fuel wood, and it grows very fast. The bark |
Because these two trees have a closed relationship with people's daily lives, Ancient Chinese people liked planting the trees around their houses, and young people paid more respect to the trees that their parents or ancestors planted. Because these two trees have a close |
As a result of the above reasons, mulberry and catalpa trees have become the symbols of hometown over time, and 桑梓 has become synonymous with hometown. |
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