• 1726th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cāng (Cang1)surname Cang
2. cāng (cang1)dark blue • deep green • ash-gray

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cāng (cang1)The component is pronounced as 'cāng' (cang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for cāng (cang1)The component is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

苍天 (蒼天)
苍白 (蒼白)
苍茫 (蒼茫)
苍蝇 (蒼蠅)

Uncommon

上苍 (上蒼)
苍南 (蒼南)
苍山 (蒼山)
苍梧 (蒼梧)
苍凉 (蒼涼)
苍生 (蒼生)
苍白无力 (蒼白無力)
苍穹 (蒼穹)
苍老 (蒼老)
苍苍 (蒼蒼)

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  • 1843rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 29 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cāng (cang1)cabin • the hold of a ship or airplane

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cāng (cang1)The component is pronounced as 'cāng' (cang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

机舱 (機艙)
头等舱 (頭等艙)

Uncommon

公务舱 (公務艙)
太空舱 (太空艙)
客舱 (客艙)
座舱 (座艙)
经济舱 (經濟艙)
船舱 (船艙)
舱位 (艙位)
货舱 (貨艙)
驾驶舱 (駕駛艙)

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  • 3017th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 25 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cāng (cang1)blue-green or azure (of water) • vast (of water) • cold

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cāng (cang1)The component is pronounced as 'cāng' (cang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

沧桑 (滄桑)

Uncommon

海沧 (海滄)
沧州 (滄州)
沧浪区 (滄浪區)
澜沧江 (瀾滄江)

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  • 5591st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cāng (cang1)low fellow • rustic • rude • rough

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for cāng (cang1)The component is pronounced as 'cāng' (cang1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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