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苍
蒼
cāng
1. dark blue
2. deep green
3. ash-gray
Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苍
cāng
dark blue; deep green; old, hoary
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

上苍
shàngcāng
heaven
苍梧
Cāngwú
Cangwu county in Wuzhou [[梧州<Wúzhōu>]], Guangxi
苍凉
cāngliáng
desolate
苍溪
Cāngxī
Cangxi county in Guangyuan [[廣元|广元<Guǎngyuán>]], Sichuan
苍生
cāngshēng
(area where) vegetation grows
苍白
cāngbái
pale
HSK 6
苍穹
cāngqióng
the blue dome of heaven
苍翠
cāngcuì
verdant
苍老
cānglǎo
old
苍耳
cāngěr
Siberian cocklebur (botany)
苍茫
cāngmáng
boundless
苍莽
cāngmǎng
boundless
苍苍
cāngcāng
ash gray
苍蝇
cāngying
housefly
苍术
cāngzhú
black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)
苍郁
cāngyù
verdant and luxuriant
苍鹰
cāngyīng
(Chinese bird species) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
苍鹭
cānglù
(Chinese bird species) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
苍黄
cānghuáng
greenish yellow
苍龙
Cānglóng
Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon [[青龍|青龙]] (the seven mansions of the east sky)

Alternate Entries

苍
Cāng
surname Cang

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,727
Word Frequency Rank
7,090 of 84,292

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