苍 cāng dark blue
dark blue; hoary
How to remember 苍: 艹 grass + 仓 granary = dark blue. Lying in the grass behind the old granary, the kids watch the evening sky turn a deep dark blue.
Component breakdown
苍 = 艹 grass + 仓 granary
- 艹 grass
- 仓 granary
Lying in the grass behind the old granary, the kids watch the evening sky turn a deep dark blue.
How it is used
- A deep grey-blue-green, plus "aged/hoary" - 苍白 (cāngbái) pale, pallid, 苍老 (cānglǎo) aged and weathered, 苍天 (cāngtiān) the vast heavens, 苍茫 (cāngmáng) boundless and dim.
- Trap: 苍蝇 (cāngying) housefly is a fixed word - 苍 there does not mean "fly"; don't split it.