懂中文 Dong Chinese

沧

cāng

blue

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 滄.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

仓 sound component

仓  Sound component

cāng

  

granary

Evolution

沧 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
沧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
沧 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
沧 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

沧 (滄) 

cāng

blue, dark green; cold; blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water)

Most common words with 沧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

沧桑

great changes

沧

cold

沧海桑田

fig. the transformations of the world

曾经沧海

lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)

沧州

Cangzhou prefecture-level city in Hebei