懂中文 Dong Chinese

滄

cāng

blue

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

倉 sound component

倉  Sound component

cāng

  

granary

Evolution

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

Seal script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
滄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

沧 (滄) 

cāng

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

Most common words with 滄
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