Depicts a weapon (戈) slashing an eye (臣). In ancient China, captured prisoners were blinded with weapons making them into slaves. 爿 was later added as a sound component. Based on the original meaning, "slave; servant". The current meaning "good" is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
臧
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
臧
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
臧
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
臧
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
臧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臧
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臧
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
臧
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
臧
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臧
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臧
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
臧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
臧 [Zāng]
surname Zang
臧 [zāng]
good; right
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
臧 そう
Sou surname
臧 ぞう
Zou unclassified name
臧 ちょう
Chō surname
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