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蒼
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苍
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ash-colored

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cāng
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Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蒼)
艹 grass (top)+ 倉 storehouse =
蒼 ash-colored
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
倉 Phonetic component
storehouse
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Simplified (苍)
艹 grass (top)+ 仓 berth =
苍 blue
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
仓 Phonetic component
cāng berth
granary
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
螥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
苍 / 蒼 [Cāng]
surname Cang
苍 / 蒼 [cāng]
dark blue; deep green; ash-gray
Japanese
青 、 蒼 、 碧 あお 同音

noun

  1. blue; azure
  2. green (mostly in compound words and in ref. to fruits, plants and traffic lights)
  3. abbrev. green light (traffic)
  4. black (horse coat color)
  5. hanafuda abbrev. blue 5-point card

prefix

  1. immature; unripe; young
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
信号が青に変わったわよ。
The traffic light turned green.
Japanese Names
蒼 あお
Ao female given name
蒼 あおい
Aoi female given namesurname
蒼 あずり
Azuri female given name
蒼 しげる
Shigeru given name
蒼 そう
Sou female given namesurname
蒼 そうかん
Soukan given name
蒼 そうじ
Souji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (52)
苍蝇 [cāng​ying] #5,851
housefly
苍白 [cāng​bái] #7,695
pale
上苍 [shàng​cāng] #15,573
heaven
苍天 [cāng​tiān] #19,809
firmament
苍老 [cāng​lǎo] #34,061
old
苍穹 [cāng​qióng] #42,271
the blue dome of heaven
苍苍 [cāng​cāng] #23,839
ash gray
苍凉 [cāng​liáng] #25,864
desolate
苍茫 [cāng​máng] #59,903
boundless
苍生 [cāng​shēng] #31,055
(area where) vegetation grows
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JAPANESE WORDS (39)
⭐ 青い [あおい] #1,589
blue
⭐ 青 [あお] #2,090
blue
⭐ 青ざめる [あおざめる] #4,759
to become pale
⭐ 青白い [あおじろい] #5,161
pale
蒼白 [そうはく] #9,938
pale
青々 [あおあお] #16,543
vividly green
鬱蒼 [うっそう] #18,961
thick
顔面蒼白 [がんめんそうはく] #23,411
one's face turning pale (ashen)
青黒い [あおぐろい] #26,112
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise)
蒼穹 [そうきゅう] #32,779
blue sky
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
창공
blue sky