苍 (cāng) - dark blue & deep green

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cāng ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 艹

偲嫦

苍 · cāng

dark blue;

deep green;

gray;

ashen;

vast;

boundless;

old;

aged.

dark bluedeep greengray

Usage highlights

Dark blue skyPale faceBoundless and indistinctOld pineVast wildernessGray

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The sky is deep blue (苍天).
  • His face turned pale (脸色苍白).
  • The boundless sea (苍茫的大海).
  • The old pine tree (苍松).

Collocations

  • Dark blue sky(苍天)
  • Pale face(苍白)
  • Boundless and indistinct(苍茫)
  • Old pine(苍松)
  • Vast wilderness(苍野)
  • Gray-haired(苍老)

Idioms

  • Flying dragon in the sky(苍龙在天)
  • Vast sea and mulberry fields(苍海桑田)
  • Boundless and indistinct(苍苍茫茫)
  • The blue sky above(苍天在上)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese cosmology, Canglong (苍龙) is the Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols representing the east and spring.
  • The character conveys a sense of ancient, majestic nature, often used in poetry to describe vast skies, seas, or aged trees.
  • It appears in historical names like Cang Jie (仓颉), the legendary inventor of Chinese characters.

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