(cāng)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad.

(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
cāng
Meaning
(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green; (literary) cold
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵仓

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

cāngsāng
HSK 7-9

great changes

Open 沧桑 page →
cāng

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

Open 李沧 page →
hǎicāng

see 海沧区

Open 海沧 page →
cāngzhōu

see 沧州市

Open 沧州 page →
cāngxiàn

Cang County or Cangxian, a county in Cangzhou City 沧州市, Hebei

Open 沧县 page →
líncāng

see 临沧市

Open 临沧 page →
cāng

Licang, a district of Qingdao City 青岛市, Shandong

Open 李沧区 page →

Cangzhou, prefecture-level city in Hebei Province 河北省[He2 bei3 Sheng3]

Open 沧州市 page →

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