蒼
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cāng · dark blue

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蒼

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Example sentences

Notice where 蒼 sits in each complete thought.

Yǒu yì zhī dà cāng yíng zài tiān huā bǎn shàng.有一隻大蒼蠅在天花板上。

There's a big fly on the ceiling.

Source: Tatoeba #798193 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cāng yíng néng zài tiān huā bǎn shàng zǒu.蒼蠅能在天花板上走。

A fly can walk on the ceiling.

Source: Tatoeba #798176 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ cāng yíng pāi zǒu le.他把蒼蠅拍走了。

He flapped the flies away.

Source: Tatoeba #339249 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de liǎn sè biàn dé shí fēn cāng bái.他的臉色變得十分蒼白。

His face turned white.

Source: Tatoeba #528589 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn cāng bái.你看起來很蒼白。

You look pale.

Source: Tatoeba #771525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cāng yíng hé wén zǐ gān rǎo le tā de míng xiǎng.蒼蠅和蚊子干擾了他的冥想。

Flies and mosquitoes interfered with his meditation.

Source: Tatoeba #889319 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 蒼 in context

  1. Say cāng, then recall the core meaning: dark blue.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蒼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.