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沧 (cāng): Dark blue (of water) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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沧

沧=氵water+仓warehouse

Water (氵) and a storage (仓) — vast and deep like a stored ocean, cold and blue.

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How to Use 沧

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Official HSK words with 沧

沧 appears in these official HSK words: 饱经沧桑, 沧桑.

饱经沧桑 • bǎo jīng cāng sāng • have lived through many changes • HSK 6

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bǎo饱

jīng经

cāng沧

sāng桑

have lived through many changes

沧桑 • cāng sāng • vicissitudes / changes • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

cāng沧

sāng桑

vicissitudes / changes

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 沧 is used in context

cāng沧

zhōu州

shì是

yí一

zuò座

lì历

shǐ史

yōu悠

jiǔ久

de的

chéng城

shì市

。

Cangzhou is a city with a long history.

cāng沧

hǎi海

yí一

sù粟

，

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

hěn很

lǎo老

rén人

de的

liǎn脸

shàng上

xiě写

mǎn满

le了

cāng

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Pinyincāng

Meaningdark blue (of water)

Strokes7

Radical氵

Traditional滄

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2456

Zhuyinㄘㄤ

UnicodeU+6CA7

CangjieEOSU

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miǎo渺

xiǎo小

。

A drop in the ocean, we are all very small.

沧

sāng桑

。

The old man's face is full of vicissitudes.

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