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Character Decomposition
沧=氵+仓
Etymology
water
Meanings
(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green
(literary) cold
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Words with 沧 34 total
great changes · ups and downs · vicissitudes · abbr. of cāng hǎi sāng tián沧桑cāng sāngCang County or Cangxian, a county in Cangzhou City, Hebei沧县Cāng Xiàn(zoology) mosasaur沧龙cāng lóngLancang River, the upper course (in southwestern China) of the Mekong River 湄公河澜沧江Lán cāng JiāngLicang, a district of Qingdao City, Shandong李沧区Lǐ cāng QūHaicang, a district of Xiamen City, Fujian海沧区Hǎi cāng QūCangzhou, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省沧州市Cāng zhōu Shìa sense of having been through good times and bad · a weathered and worn look沧桑感cāng sāng gǎnCanglang Pavilion in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site沧浪亭Cāng làng Tíng(zoology) family Mosasauridae沧龙科cāng lóng kēLincang, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province临沧市Lín cāng Shìhaving lived through many changes饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānglit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) · fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life曾经沧海céng jīng cāng hǎito have been through the hardships of life · to have been through the mill历尽沧桑lì jìn cāng sāng(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom) · (fig.) a drop in the ocean沧海一粟cāng hǎi yī sùlit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) · fig. the transformations of the world沧海桑田cāng hǎi sāng tiánundiscovered talent (idiom)沧海遗珠cāng hǎi yí zhūCangyuan Va Autonomous County, in Lincang City, Yunnan沧源佤族自治县Cāng yuán Wǎ zú Zì zhì xiànLancang Lahu Autonomous County, in Pu'er City 普洱市, Yunnan澜沧拉祜族自治县Lán cāng Lā hù zú Zì zhì xiànthere are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) · one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
Idioms with 沧 12 total Chain
having lived through many changes饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānglit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) · fig. the transformations of the world沧海桑田cāng hǎi sāng tián(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom) · (fig.) a drop in the ocean沧海一粟cāng hǎi yī sùundiscovered talent (idiom)沧海遗珠cāng hǎi yí zhūlit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) · fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life曾经沧海céng jīng cāng hǎi
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