Sang (pinyin: sāng) is a common Chinese character? [ 1]? What is the beginning of the article in Oracle bone inscriptions in Shang Dynasty? [2]? Its ancient glyph is like a leafy mulberry tree, and its original meaning is mulberry of Moraceae. Also refers to mulberry leaves. The extension refers to picking mulberry. It also refers to planting mulberry and sericulture. Planting mulberry and sericulture is an important part of Chinese traditional agriculture. "Agriculture and mulberry" are often mentioned together, referring to planting and textile industry.

Ideographic characters, Oracle Bone Inscriptions depicts a tree. There are crowns above, roots below and lush leaves, indicating that this is a mulberry tree. In the Warring States script, the branches and leaves on both sides are separated from the tree, and the upper part looks like a "cup".

In Xiao Zhuan, the branches and leaves have been completely separated from the tree. Xu Shen's Shuo Wen Jie Zi thinks that the word "Sang" in Biography is a cognitive word, which consists of three words "You" and one word "Mu". The word "you" overlaps to form "one", which is pronounced as "ru", like the overlapping shape of mulberry leaves. The word "wood" below stands for trees.

Some people think that the three words "you" do not refer to overlapping mulberry leaves, but to many hands picking mulberry leaves. Because the ancient word "you" means hand, which means that mulberry leaves can raise silkworms, and mulberry leaves must be picked by hand.

In the Qin bamboo slips Crouching Tiger Hiding, the word "Yi" was straightened and written. "Sang" originated from Xiao Zhuan. In modern times, "Sang" is the standard font and "Yi" is the variant.