| 蒼 | 269A15 20A.40-8 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄘㄤ [cang1] | ||
| N. | The sky above: 上蒼 the sky, heaven (oft. personified). | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Blue (sky, sea). (2) Green (grass, vegetation). (3) Grey (beard, temples), old: 蒼老 [cang1lao3]↓. (4) Black or deep grey (eagles, flies): 蒼蠅，蒼鷹，蒼龍，蒼鷺 [cang1ying0], [cang1ying1], [cang1long2], [cang1lu4]↓; cf. 青 10.42 for confusion of colors. | |||||
| Words | 1. 蒼白 [cang1bai2], adj., pale (complexion). 2. 蒼穹 [cang1qiong2], n., (LL) the blue sky, firmament. 3. 蒼耳 [cang1er3], n., the burweed. 4. 蒼朮 [cang1zhu2], n., a medicinal herb, Atractylis lancea, var. ovata. 5. 蒼老 [cang1lao3], adj., (1) old, weathered (appearance), weak and split (voice); (2) masterly, thoroughly mature (calligraphy). 6. 蒼鷺 [cang1lu4], n., the grey stork, Ardea cinerea. 7. 蒼龍 [cang1long2], n., black dragon. 8. 蒼茫 [cang1mang2], adj., diffused, misty, indistinct (night sky). 9. 蒼生 [cang1sheng1], n., (LL) the younger generation; all living mankind, the people at large. 10. 蒼苔 [cang1tai2], n., lichen. 11. 蒼天 [cang1tian1], n., heaven (oft. personified). 12. 蒼頭 [cang1tou2], n., (AC) blackturbaned servants, also foot soldiers. 13. 蒼蒼 [cang1cang1], adj., (1) dark green; (2) grey (hair, beard); (3) old, weathered. 14. 蒼鷹 [cang1ying1], n., the eagle. 15. 蒼蠅 [cang1ying0], n., the common fly; 蒼蠅刷兒 a fly swat. | |||||