沧

滄
cāng
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blue-green or azure (of water)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

沧 has 仓 cāng as the sound part and 氵 as an empty part. 氵 was once 冫, ice. The first meaning was cold or frigid. Later it grew to blue-green, as said of water.

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Homophones

HSK 6
舱cāng
cabin, the hold of a ship or airplane
仓cāng
barn, granary, storehouse, cabin
苍cāng
dark blue, deep green, ash-gray

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