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苍

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adjective #15,863

Meanings

  1. 1 dark blue
  2. 2 deep green
  3. 3 ash-gray
  4. 4 pale
  5. 5 vast

Examples

苍天不负有心人。
Cāngtiān bù fù yǒuxīnrén.
Heaven does not forsake those who try. (Proverb)
他的头发已经苍白了。
Tā de tóufa yǐjīng cāngbái le.
His hair has already turned gray/white.

Tips

usage
苍 is literary and appears mainly in set phrases: 苍天 (heaven), 苍白 (pale), 苍老 (aged), 苍蝇 (fly, though unrelated in meaning). It conveys a sense of vastness, age, or muted color.

Stroke Order

苍 cāng