1. 苍

苍

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  • 1726th most frequent character
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  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
苍→
艹仓
2Radical
苍→
艹grass人human乚second㇆N/A
3Graphical
苍→
艹人乚㇆

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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