苍(cāng)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 蒼

surname Cang

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Character information

Pinyin
cāng
Meaning
surname Cang
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
蒼

Origin & structure

Where 苍 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹仓

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 仓 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo仓cāng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 苍 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 苍

Common words using 苍 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cāng苍yíng蝇
HSK 7-9

housefly

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shàng上cāng苍

heaven

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wàng旺cāng苍

Wangcang county in Guangyuan 广元, Sichuan

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qióng穹cāng苍

the sky; the firmament; the vault of heaven

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mù暮sè色cāng苍máng茫

the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)

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méi没tóu头cāng苍ying蝇

see 无头苍蝇

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bái白yī衣cāng苍gǒu狗

lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)

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bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗

lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 苍’s common words

蝇上旺穹暮色茫没

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