Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified
蒼
苍

dark blue/deep green/ash-gray

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

cāng, cǎng

Bopomofo

ㄘㄤ, ㄘㄤˇ

Jyutping

cong1

Example sentences

他的臉色很蒼白。
他的脸色很苍白。

His complexion is very pale.

面色 miànsè
他的面色蒼白,好像生病了。
他的面色苍白,好像生病了。

His complexion is pale; it looks like he is sick.

暮色中,草原一片蒼茫。
暮色中,草原一片苍茫。

In the twilight, the grassland looks vast and indistinct.

桌子上有一隻蒼蠅。
桌子上有一只苍蝇。

There is a fly on the table.

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