沧

滄

cāng

仓 + 氵

Definitions

cāng (adjective) blue-green; azure (of water)

cāng (adjective) vast (of water)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滄.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 仓

About

沧 is the simplified form of the traditional 滄. It combines the water radical 氵, which places the character in the domain of water, with the phonetic component 仓 (cāng) , a simplified replacement for 倉. The character refers to the deep, dark blue color of expansive waters, particularly the ocean, and by extension suggests the chilling coldness that vast seas convey. It often appears in descriptions evoking the boundless, deeply hued sea.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

沧海非常辽阔。

Cāng hǎi fēi cháng liáo kuò.

The sea is very vast.

我看到了沧海。

Wǒ kàn dào le cāng hǎi.

I saw the sea.

沧海的水是蓝的。

Cāng hǎi de shuǐ shì lán de.

The water of the sea is blue.

沧海和天空一样蓝。

Cāng hǎi hé tiān kōng yī yàng lán.

The sea is as blue as the sky.

他经历了人生沧桑。

Tā jīng lì le rén shēng cāng sāng.

He experienced the vicissitudes of life.

沧州是我的家乡。

Cāng zhōu shì wǒ de jiā xiāng.

Cangzhou is my hometown.

经过多年沧桑，这里变了。

Jīng guò duō nián cāng sāng, zhè lǐ biàn le.

After many years of vicissitudes, this place has changed.

面对沧海，他感到自己的渺小。

Miàn duì cāng hǎi, tā gǎn dào zì jǐ de miǎo xiǎo.

Facing the sea, he felt his own insignificance.

Related Characters

Component: 仓

Component: 氵

沧