cāng = c + ang1
surname Cang
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cāng = c + ang1
dark blue / deep green / ash-gray
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How to pronounce 苍

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.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

苍 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
cāng = c + ang1
barn / granary / storehouse / cabin / hold (in ship)
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cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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Characters with 苍 as component

苍 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 苍

housefly / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
pale / wan

Sentences with 苍

苍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cāng

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