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(jyutping) cong1, (pinyin) cang1 (of water) dark/deep green; azure (jyutping) cong1, (pinyin) chuang4 [literary] cold  Stroke count: 13
Level: 3
Radical: 水 (#85)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3885 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jan 2011 05:06 |
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滄浪
cong1 long4 = azure waves
曾經滄海
cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2 = to have sailed the seven seas; to have experienced much of life
滄海桑田
cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4 = the world is swiftly changing; abbr. 滄桑
滄桑
cong1 song1 = vicissitudes of life
歷盡滄桑
lik6 zeon6 cong1 song1 = having experienced all the vicissitudes of life
人世滄桑
jan4 sai1 cong1 song1 = we live in an ever-changing world; the world is always tremendously changing
滄海一粟
cong1 hoi2 jat1 suk1 = a drop in the ocean
滄州
cong1 zau1 = Cangzhou (city in Hebei)
臨滄
lam4 cong1 = Lincang (place in Yunnan)
臨滄地區
lam4 cong1 dei6 keoi1 = Lincang district (district in Yunnan) |
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Decimal representation of this word: 滄
Unicode code for this character: U+6ec4 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 滄
Unicode code for this character: U+6ec4 (off-site link)
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