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zāng = z + ang1
surname Zang
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zāng = z + ang1
good / right
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zàng = z + ang4
old variant of 藏[zang4] / old variant of 臟|脏[zang4]
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How to pronounce 臧

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

臧 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiāng = qi + ang1
to kill / to injure / Taiwan pr. [qiang2]
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chén = ch + (e)n2
surname Chen
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chén = ch + (e)n2
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
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Characters with 臧 as component

zàng = z + ang4
Tibet / abbr. for Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏[Xi1 zang4]
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cáng = c + ang2
to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect
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zàng = z + ang4
storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture
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Words with 臧

Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet

Sentences with 臧

臧 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zāng / zàng

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