• 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.
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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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  • 1579th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 50 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
2. liáng (liang2)cool • cold

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

冰凉 (冰涼)
冲凉 (沖涼)
凉拌 (涼拌)
凉水 (涼水)
凄凉 (淒涼)
清凉 (清涼)

Uncommon

受凉 (受涼)
悲凉 (悲涼)
凉席 (涼席)
凉快 (涼快)
凉意 (涼意)
凉爽 (涼爽)
凉皮 (涼皮)
凉粉 (涼粉)
凉面 (涼面)
凉鞋 (涼鞋)
荒凉 (荒涼)
着凉 (著涼)
苍凉 (蒼涼)
阴凉 (陰涼)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.