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扶桑

Fú sāng

2-character word

What 扶桑 means

1. Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan

The characters in 扶桑

• 扶fúto support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something
• 桑sāng(bound form) mulberry tree

Sounds the same

Read Fú sāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 服丧in mourning

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