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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 桑梓

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
桑梓 sāng zǐ - (literary) one's native place

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 68,788 69,669

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
桑 sāng- surname Sang
桑 sāng- (bound form) mulberry tree
桑 sāng- old variant of 桑[sang1]
梓 zǐ- Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items
- (bound form) printing blocks

Other Words Containing 桑梓

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo