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The character 苍, derived from its traditional form 蒼, combines the grass radical 艹 with the component 倉, which historically provided phonetic guidance while also hinting at a sense of gathered abundance, initially anchoring the character to the dense green of overgrown grass. Over time, its semantic application expanded beyond vegetation to describe the expansive blue of the heavens and the deep hues of the ocean, linking it to broader natural phenomena. This chromatic association later evolved metaphorically to denote the ashen or white hair of elderly individuals, thereby extending its meaning from mere color description to embodying concepts of age and temporal change, while its simplified form maintains the thematic essence through the retained grass radical and a modified phonetic element.
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桌子上有一只苍蝇。
他的脸色很苍白。
爷爷的声音有点苍老。
苍天之上有白云。
山上的树木十分苍翠。
秋天的田野显得苍凉。
苍茫的大海一望无际。
在苍茫的暮色中，他独自前行。