滄

blue-green or azure (of water) / vast (of water) / cold

barn / granary / storehouse / cabin / hold (in ship)

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

great changes / ups and downs / vicissitudes / abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田[cang1 hai3 sang1 tian2]

lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom) / fig. the transformations of the world

lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life

a sense of having been through good times and bad / a weathered and worn look

to have been through the hardships of life / to have been through the mill

Haicang district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian

Haicang District of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian

Cangzhou prefecture-level city in Hebei

Cangzhou prefecture-level city in Hebei

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong

Cang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei

Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu

The Surging Waves Pavillion in Suzhou, Jiangsu

Canglang district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu

a drop in the ocean (idiom)

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) / one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things

undiscovered talent (idiom)

Cangyuan Va Autonomous County in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan

Cangyuan Va autonomous county in Lincang 臨滄|临沧[Lin2 cang1], Yunnan