藏 cáng — hide, store · English

藏

cáng

hide, store

At a glance · 藏

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

藏字小篆从艸臧声，为形声字；本义为隐藏、储藏。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

藏本义为隐藏、收藏，引申为储藏。

Structure

形声字，上部『艸』为意符，下部『臧』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyincáng

Radical艹

Strokes18

UnicodeU+85CF

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English hide, store Cang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to hide and store away.

Français cacher, stocker Cang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant cacher et stocker.

Español esconder, guardar Cang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa esconder y guardar.

العربية يخفي، يخزن تسانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الإخفاء والتخزين.

Русский прятать, хранить Цан — фоносемантический знак, означающий прятать и запасать.

Common words

收藏shōu cángcollect
储藏chǔ cángstore

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