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Character Decomposition
苍=艹+仓
Etymology
grass
Meanings
dark blue
deep green
ash-gray
surname Cang
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Words with 苍 84 total
Heaven; God上苍shàng cāngthe sky · the firmament · the vault of heaven穹苍qióng cāng(of a tree) old and strong · (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous苍劲cāng jìngfirmament苍天cāng tiāndesolate · bleak苍凉cāng liáng(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen苍狗cāng gǒu(area where) vegetation grows · the common people苍生cāng shēngpale · wan苍白cāng báithe blue dome of heaven苍穹cāng qióngverdant苍翠cāng cuìold · aged · (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous · forceful苍老cāng lǎoSiberian cocklebur (botany)苍耳cāng ěrboundless · vast · hazy (distant horizon)苍茫cāng mángboundless苍莽cāng mǎngash gray · vast and hazy · flourishing苍苍cāng cānghousefly · CL: zhī苍蝇cāng yingblack atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)苍术cāng zhúverdant and luxuriant苍郁cāng yù(bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)苍鹰cāng yīng(bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)苍鹭cāng lùgreenish yellow · sallow (pale or yellow complexion)苍黄cāng huángBlue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon (the seven mansions of the east sky)苍龙Cāng lóngWangcang, a county in Guangyuan City, Sichuan旺苍县Wàng cāng XiànCangnan, a county in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang苍南县Cāng nán Xiàn
Idioms with 苍 25 total Chain
old and gray-haired白发苍苍bái fà cāng cānglit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) · fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world白衣苍狗bái yī cāng gǒulit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom) · fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world白云苍狗bái yún cāng gǒupale and feeble · powerless苍白无力cāng bái wú lì
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