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沧桑

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
great changes / ups and downs / vicissitudes / abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
沧
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *沧* | 沧* | *沧
7画
blue, dark green; cold
滄
3811
EOSU
桑
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *桑* | 桑* | *桑
10画
mulberry tree; surname
1790.4
EEED

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
沧桑
great changes / ups and downs / vicissitudes / abbr. of 滄海桑田|沧海桑田
沧
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沧* | 沧* | *沧
(bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green / (literary) cold
 桑
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桑* | 桑* | *桑
surname Sang
 桑
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桑* | 桑* | *桑
(bound form) mulberry tree
 桑
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *桑* | 桑* | *桑
old variant of 桑


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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